Alumni of The School at
Jacob’s Pillow

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 2023, we welcomed back 150 alumni as artistic directors, choreographers, performers, and artist faculty.

Kannen Glanz, 2022 Contemporary Ballet and Contemporary Program alum & Lorna Strassler Award recipient, currently a dancer with Cincinnati Ballet:

Read Kannen’s profile on the Pillow Blog

Calvin Royal III, Ballet Program alum & Lorna Strassler Award recipient; currently a Principal Dancer with American Ballet Theatre:

Our Alumni Enjoy Careers With

& Juliet Ava Noble, A.I.M by Kyle Abraham Martell Ruffin, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Patrick Coker, Isaiah Day, Jau’mair Garland, Jacquelin Harris, Ashley Mayeux, Deidre Rogan, Christopher R. Wilson, Jaryd Farcon, Patrick Gamble, Alonzo King LINES Ballet Shualb Elhassan, American Ballet Theatre Calvin Royal III, Atlanta Ballet Spencer Wetherington, Hui Wen Peng, Mikaela Santos, Ballet Austin Colin Canavan, Alyssa Manguiat, Ballet BC Michael Garcia, Sarah Pippin, Kaylin Sturtevant, Orlando Harbutt, Ballet Nepantla Anthony Boccini, Ballet West Robert Fowler, Olivia Gusti, Brian Waldrep, BalletX Jerard Palazo, Ashley Simpson, Boston Ballet Lauren Herfindahl, Kyra Muttilainen, My’Kal Stromile, Camille A. Brown & Dancers Maleek Washington, Winston Dynamite Brown, Carolyn Dorfman Dance Kayleigh Bowen, Dominique Dobransky, Charles Scheland, Chase Brock Experience Jane Abbott, Kassandra Cruz, Ryan Jackson, Camille Branton, Jasmine Chiu, Macy Sullivan, Caleb Teicher, Complexions Contemporary Ballet Emma Branson, Alexander Haquia, Dallas Black Dance Theatre Sean J. Smith, Dance Heginbotham Kara Chan, John Heginbotham, Christine Flores, Macy Sullivan, Justin Dominic, Dance Theatre of Harlem Micah Bullard, Delaney Washington, Lucas Castro, Dorrance Dance Elizabeth Burke, Naomi Funaki, Luke Hickey, Leonardo Sandoval, Dutch National Ballet Riho Sakamoto, Daniel Robert Silva, Emily Johnson/Catalyst Ashley Pierre-Louis, Finnish National Ballet Frans Valkama, Tuukka Piitulainen, Francesa Loi, Flamenco y Sol Glenda Sol Koeraus, Gibney Company Jesse Obremski, Jordan Powell, GroundWorks Dance Theater Teagan Reed, Hamilton Yossi Chaikin, Willie Smith III, Hong Kong Ballet Vanessa Lai, Houston Ballet Eric Best, Aoi Fujiwara, Madison Russo, Connor Walsh, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago Aaron Choate, Jacquelin Burnett, Alysia Johnson, Cryie Topete, Joffrey Ballet Coco Alvarez-Mena, José Pablo Castro Cuevas, Blake Kessler, Dylan Gutierrez, Brooke Linford, Graham Maverick, Kamea Dance Company Hannah Kate Galbraith, Kansas City Ballet Gavin Abercrombie, Joshua Kiesel, Marisa Deette Whiteman, Khecari Julia Antonick, Les Ballet Jazz de Montréal Ausia Jones, Limon Dance Company Joey Columbus, Loni Landon Dance Projects Loni Landon, Evan Sagadencky, Nicole von Arx, M.A.D.D. Rhythms Izaiah Harris, Sterling Harris, Case Prime, Mark Morris Dance Group & Music Ensemble Matthew McLaughlin, Martha Graham Dance Company Meagan King, Lorenzo Pagano, Leslie Andrea Williams, Metropolitan Opera Ballet Abby Castora, Jada German, Rachel Harris, Miami City Ballet Julian Goodwin-Ferris, Luiz Silva, Suzette Logue, Jordan-Elizabeth Long, MJ The Musical Tour Kyle Dupree, Music From The Sole Naomi Funaki, Roxy King, Leonardo Sandoval, Ana Tomioshi, Netherlands Dans Theater Emmitt Cawley, Scott Fowler, Kele Roberson, Northwest Dance Project Brendan Evans, ODC/Dance Simon Schuh, Oklahoma City Ballet Joseph Hetzer, Oregon Ballet Theatre Priyana Acharya, Gavin Hounslow, Pam Tanowitz Dance Kara Chan, Christine Flores, Victor Lozano, Melissa Toogood, PARA.MAR Dance Theatre Chris Bloom, Paul Taylor Dance Company John Harnage, Devon Louis, Philadelphia Ballet Jack Thomas, Peridance Contemporary Dance Company Colin Heininger, Joslin Vezeau, Portland Ballet Jackson Gormley, Radio City Music Hall Rockettes Maya Addie, Kathleen Latuiri, Rambert Dance Cali Hollister, Naya Lovell, Dylan Tedaldi, Ronald K. Brown/EVIDENCE Demetrius Burns, Royal Swedish Ballet Felicia Andersson, Royal Winnipeg Ballet Katie Bonnell, Tymin Keown, Elizabeth Lamont, Liam Saito, Julianna Generoux, Maggie Weatherdon, San Francisco Ballet Cavan Conley, Sarah Reich’s Tap Music Project Sarah Reich, Semperoper Ballett Lamin Pereira, Studio Wayne McGregor Mariano Zamora, Subject:Matter Ian Berg, April Nieves, Jackson Clayton, Samantha Emmond, Adriana Ogle, Syncopated Ladies Assata Madison, Trisha Brown Dance Company Christian Allen, Urban Bush Women Courtney Cook, Washington Ballet Nardia Boodoo, Samara Rittinger, Stephanie Sorota, West Side Story National Tour Nicole Lewandowski, The Wicked Alex Aquilino, Caiji Kennedy, The Wiz National Tour Keenan D. Washington