Studio Stories: Reminiscing on Twin Cities Dance with Karen L. Charles Season 1 Episode 18

A dedicated performer, teacher and creator, Karen Long Charles
received a BFA Ballet/BS Computer Science from Texas Christian
University and M.Ed. in Administration from Georgia State
University.  Charles has performed with numerous dance
companies including Room to Move Dance Company (Atlanta, GA),
Susan Warden Dance Company (Kansas City, MO) and was awarded a
fellowship to study at the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.
Charles served as Director at Perpich Arts High School and she
was the founding Principal/Executive Director at Main Street
School of Performing Arts. Charles has created/presented works
for James Sewell Ballet, Carleton College, Macalester College,
Main Street School of Performing Arts and Perpich Arts High
School.


 


Threads Dance Project was founded by Karen L. Charles in 2011.
Karen and her Threads Dance Project were nominated for a SAGE
Dance Award for Outstanding Performance in 2015, have
successfully toured to sold-out audiences in Atlanta, GA, and
co-hosted the 2017 McKnight International Choreographer, Salia
Sanou, of Burkina Faso/France.


Threads was also honored as one of six companies featured in
American Dance Abroad’s (ADA): Pitchbook Volume II (Winter 2016)
for In-Development Projects, for the Fall 2017 premiere piece
“Uncertain Reality.” ADA’s publication is used as a
representation of American dance around the world at festivals,
performances and marketed to international programmers.