Caroline Calouche, Masterclass

Fabric Aerial Technique: 2 classes

Caroline Calouche began her training under Pat Wall at Gaston Dance Theatre in Gaston-ia, North Carolina. She furthered her dance education at Texas Christian University where she graduated with two BFA degrees in Ballet and Modern Dance. In 2004, she received a North Carolina Regional Artist Grant to further her dance and choreographic studies in New York City and Brussels, Belgium. From these experiences, she was accepted into the International Choreographic Exchange Program at the Salzburg Experimental Academy of dance for post-graduate work in choreography. After her studies and work in the U.S. and Europe, Calouche established her contemporary and aerial dance company in her hometown of Gastonia, North Carolina. Along with creating new works for Caroline Calouche & Co., she has choreographed for the Dance Department in the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Salzburg Experimental Academy of Dance, Contemporary Ballet Dallas, Florida Community College at Jacksonville and The School of North Carolina Dance Theatre. Her work has been performed throughout North Carolina and in Charleston, Chattanooga, Fort Worth, Austria and Germany. Performance credits include Martha Connerton /Kinetic Works (Charlotte, North Carolina), Contemporary Dance/Fort Worth (Texas) and Contemporary Ballet Dallas (Texas). She has taught dance, GYROKINESIS®, and Pilates at The School of North Carolina Dance Theatre and The Belmont School of Ballet. She currently is an adjunct professor of dance at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and Winthrop University. For the past three years, Calouche has been a Teaching Artist for the Education/Outreach Department of North Carolina Dance Theatre. She is also the creator and director of the Charlotte Dance Festival.