Avery Conrad

Avery Conrad is a dance educator and choreographer who is currently based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Born and raised in the California Bay Area, Avery grew up surrounded by encouraging parents and passionate teachers that helped her develop a love for all things dance and theatrical from a very young age. After graduating high school, Avery moved to Pittsburgh to pursue a degree in dance from Point Park University. Throughout her education, Avery worked to develop her own artistic style in both dance performance and choreography. At Point Park she trained in a variety of disciplines and worked with renowned educators such as: Judith Leifer-Bentz, Jason McDole, Kiesha Lalama, Pearlann Porter, and Jesse Factor. Avery values ambition, kindness, exploration, and pushing boundaries in her creative processes and seeks to follow beautiful things that bring her joy. Her mission as an educator is to ground and inspire students in a deep love for dance that will carry them throughout their lives. She teaches goal-oriented classes with a technical approach that incorporate classical vocabulary and cross-training elements, along with a large emphasis on choreography and phrase work. Avery aims to encourage and mould her students' growth, as well as her own, in her career as a teacher, choreographer, and dancer.

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