Alumni Master Class with Dawn Bazemore

Covenant Ballet Academy is thrilled to welcome Dawn Bazemore and her son, Donovan, for our first class in our Alumni Master Class Series! 

Friday, March 24

5:30-7:00pm Combined Class for CBT-2 & Academy Amethyst, Emerald, Lapis and Onyx Students

7:00-7:30pm Talkback and Q&A with Dawn & Donovan Bazemore

RSVP by March 2. This class is open to CBT Academy and CBT-2 students only.

ABOUT OUR ALUMNI GUEST Dawn Marie Bazemore is a Philadelphia based dance artist and educator. She is currently an Associate Professor in the department of Theatre and Dance at Rowan University and the Artistic Director of her own dance collective DMB|#dbdanceproject. Dawn Marie is a former member of Philadanco and her performance of Strange Fruit, choreographed by the late Dr. Pearl Primus, is currently on display at the National Museum of African American History and Culture.

In addition to collaborating with her own collective, Dawn Marie has been commissioned to choreograph for Philadanco and Nimbus Dance Works. In 2018, she was selected to be a Jacob’s Pillow Ann & Weston Hicks Choreography Fellow and was the 2019 Dance Visions Artist in Residence at the Performance Garage. Dawn Marie is also a published author and her essay, Dance and Activism: The Practice and Impact of Sociopolitical Concert Dance, can be found in the online journal The Dancer-Citizen.

Dawn Marie is a graduate of the NYC High School for Performing Arts and has earned a BFA from SUNY Purchase and an MFA from Hollins University. Currently, she is a Doctoral student in the Dance Education program at the Teachers College at Columbia University.

“My foundational training at Covenant Ballet has supported me throughout my entire professional career. Marla Hirokawa provides a level of professionalism, discipline, and technical training that is invaluable for young dancers. The lessons she taught me surpass ballet training...they were life lessons.”

- Dawn Bazemore

Photo courtesy of Dawn Bazemore