Shawn Short - Artistic Director
Mr. Short has studied with national and international
acclaimed artists. He has studied with faculty and dancers from Alvin
Ailey American Dance Center, Lines Ballet, Washington Ballet, Dance
Theatre of Harlem, Dance Institute of Washington, Dance Alloy,
Philadanco, Towson University, Baltimore and Duke Ellington School of
Performing Arts. Ballet Pedagogy student of Washington School of Ballet
Director Kee Juan Han, Shawn holds a BFA in Musical Theatre with a
minor in Theatre Management from Howard University. Currently, Shawn is
a prospective student in Digital Filmaking at Boston University's
Center of Digital and Imaging Arts Georgetown campus.
Mr. Short has performed with K2 Dance, Adrian Bolton Dance, El Tearto de Danza Contemporeanea El Salvador, Bolton/Smith and has been a guest artist with Dance Alloy.
Shawn has choreographed for Dance Institute of Washington and Washington
Ballet @ THEARC. His works have been presented at the Capital Fringe Festival, Greater
Washington Urban League National Conference, Southeastern University, Artists' Bloc 12X6 Series
and DC Park and Recreation. Mr. Short was the Resident Choreographer for the
Kelsey Collie Children's Theatre for six years.