Meet American Midwest Ballet’s RECENT GUEST CHOREOGRAPHErS:
Gerald Arpino [1923-2008] co-founded the Joffrey Ballet with Robert Joffrey in 1956. A principal dancer in the original company, he later created more than a third of the Joffrey repertory as resident choreographer and served as Artistic Director from 1988 to 2008. Read more…
Frank Chaves credits his early experience as a musician combined with his Cuban heritage for the musicality and passion of his work. Collaborating with dancers and utilizing a unique creative process, he produces highly musical, emotionally gripping dances that are his passion and hallmark. Read more…
Dylis Croman started her professional career in New York City dancing with The Feld Ballets/NY at the age of seventeen. She has been working professionally in the business for 23 years. Ms. Croman’s credits include Chicago, A Chorus Line, Sweet Charity, Oklahoma, Thou Shalt Not, Fosse, Movin’ Out, and Thoroughly Modern Millie. Read more…
Monique Haley is an Assistant Professor of Dance and African American and African Studies at Western Michigan University. Her research centers on African cultural values, ethos, and the importance of cultivating ritual in contemporary jazz dance pedagogy. Read more…
Harrison McEldowney is renowned for his comic and witty creative style. In addition to his work with leading dance companies, he has choreographed for films, stage shows, cruise ships, and the closing ceremonies for the Barcelona Olympics. Read more…
Ray Mercer has served as a master teacher at many colleges, universities, companies, and dance institutions around the world. He was an adjunct professor at Howard University where he taught choreography and composition, with a focus on contemporary modern and various other techniques. Read more…
Ann Reinking was a dancer, actress and choreographer renowned for her extensive, award-winning work in Broadway productions and film. Following early classical ballet training with San Francisco Ballet, Ms. Reinking moved to New York at age 16 to study on scholarship with Joffrey Ballet. The lure of the theater found her making her debut in Cabaret (1969), followed by Coco (1969). Read more…
Choreographers & repetiteurs
- Erin Alarcón
- Gerald Arpino
- Peter Anastos
- Oskar Antunez
- George Balanchine
- Tatiana Bechenova
- Paul Boos
- August Bournonville
- Frank Chaves
- Gary Chryst
- Jean Coralli
- Winthrop Corey
- Dylis Croman
- Thom Dancy
- Fredrick Davis
- Michel Fokine
- Bob Fosse
- Monique Haley
- Lev Ivanov
- Matthew Lovegood
- Nilas Martins
- Harrison McEldowney
- Ray Mercer
- Seneca Montgomery
- Douglas Nielsen
- Kennet Oberly
- Mariana Oliveira
- Erika Overturff
- Edgar L. Page
- Jules Perrot
- Marius Petipa
- Ann Reinking
- Jeff Satinoff
- Sandra Organ Solis
- Edward Truitt
- Charles Weidman