Justin Sears

Justin Sears is the co-founder and artistic director of Phoenix Rising Dance Company. He is also the CEO and Creative Director of Phoenix Rising Dance Studios. Justin has had extensive training with various companies in Chicago, IL, including Alexei Kremnev and Anna Reznik. He has also trained at The Cincinnati Ballet School and the Giordano Jazz Dance Scholarship Program.

Throughout his career, Justin has had the opportunity to work with notable choreographers such as Eddy Ocampo, Ron de Jesus, Francisco Avina, Stephanie Martinez, Keisha Lalama, Christopher Huggins, Tony Powell, Anne Reinking, David Hochoy, and many others from around the world. His performances have included Giordano Jazz Dance Chicago II, Thodos Dance Chicago, Inaside Dance Chicago, Dance Kaleidoscope, and Liz Shea Dance.

In addition to his performing career, Justin has taught at various institutions, including the Edison School of Performing Arts, the Indiana University Ballet Department, the New York Repertory School for Performing Arts, and the Indiana University Department of Theatre Drama and Contemporary Dance.

As a professional choreographer, Creative Director, and co-founder of Phoenix Rising Dance Studios and Dance Company, he uses the foundations of art to engage and motivate students of all ages. Justin is also a certified Wolf Trap Institute for Early Learning Through the Arts.