Alumni of The School
Alumni of The School at Jacob’s Pillow include dance choreographers and directors: Sidra Bell, Michelle N. Gibson, John Heginbotham, Nikolaj Hübbe, Loni London, Paloma McGregor, Mia Michaels, Meredith Monk, Mark Morris, Caleb Teicher, Nelly Van Bommel; Bessie Award winners Doug Elkins, Sydnie L. Mosley, jumatatu m. poe, Will Rawls, Annique Roberts, Anna Schön, Melissa Toogood, Shamar Watt, Adam Weinert, Christopher Williams; Princess Grace Award winners Craig Black, Jared Brown, Nigel Campbell, Mia Chong, Paige Fraser, Naomi Funaki, Matthew Gilmore, Albert Gordon, Jacqueline Green, Jacqulin Harris, Alysia L. Johnson, Raymond S. Pinto, Lauren Porter, Omar Roman De Jesus, Kameron N. Saunders, Ashley Simpson, Spenser Theberge, Maleek Washington… to name a few.
They appear in Dance Magazine’s “25 To Watch,” on Broadway, at The Tonys, in film, and in companies worldwide. During Festival 2024, we welcomed back over 60 alumni as artistic directors, choreographers, performers, and artist faculty.
Are you an alum of The School?
We’d love to add you to our alumni spotlight profiles! Please use the form linked below to indicate your interest, stay in touch, and share exciting updates. We look forward to celebrating you here.
OUR ALUMNI ENJOY CAREERS WITH:
& Juliet, A.I.M by Kyle Abraham, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Alonzo King LINES Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, Atlanta Ballet, Ballet Austin, Ballet BC, Ballet Neplantla, Ballet West, BalletX, Boston Ballet, Camille A. Brown & Dancers, Carolyn Dorfman Dance, Cirque Du Soleil, Chase Brock Experience, Dance Heginbotham, Dance Theatre of Harlem, Dorrance Dance, Dutch National Ballet, Emily Johnson/Catalyst, Finnish National Ballet, Flamenco y Sol, Gibney Company, GroundWorks Dance Theater, Hamilton, Hong Kong Ballet, Houston Ballet, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Joffrey Ballet, Kansas City Ballet, Khecari, Les Ballet Jazz de Montréal, Limón Dance Company, Loni Landon Dance Projects, M.A.D.D. Rhythms, Martha Graham Dance Company, Metropolitan Opera Ballet, Miami City Ballet, MJ The Musical Tour, Music from the Sole, Netherlands Dans Theater, Oklahoma City Ballet, Pam Tanowitz Dance, PARA.MAR Dance Theatre, Paul Taylor Dance Company, Portland Ballet, Radio City Music Hall Rockettes, Rambert Dance, Ronald K. Brown/EVIDENCE, Royal Swedish Ballet, Royal Winnipeg Ballet, Sarah Reich’s Tap Music Project, Semperoper Ballett, Staatstheater Nürnberg, Studio Wayne McGregor, Subject:Matter, Syncopated Ladies, Urban Bush Women, Washington Ballet, West Side Story National Tour, Wicked
Alumni Spotlights
Zakhele “Swazi” Grabowski, 2023 Tap Dance Program Alum & Lorna Strassler Award Recipient, is not only a prolific tap dancer, but also a celebrated bboy, competing with teams and crews including Teen Team USA in breaking on a global stage:
Calvin Royal III, Ballet Program alum & Lorna Strassler Award recipient; currently a Principal Dancer with American Ballet Theatre: