Kareem Best
Dancer, Choreographer, Teacher, Curaiter, Artistic Manager
Atlanta, Ga 30349
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EXPERIENCE
Philadanco Training Company D II, Philadelphia Pa — Company Dancer 2015 - 2019
Contemporary West Dance Theater, Las Vegas Nv — Company Dancer 2019 - 2020
Ballethnic Dance Company, Atlanta Ga — Company Dancer
2021 - 2022
Tyler Perry ( A Jazz Man's Blues ), Atlanta Ga — Dancer
2021
Kanye West Donda Album Release Party, Atlanta Ga — Dancer
2021
Atlanta Dance Connection, Atlanta Ga — Guest Dancer
2021
EDUCATION
Peabody Institute of John Hopkins University, Baltimore Md
2010 - 2015
Kareem was a scholarship student at Peabody under the Estell Denise Program.
Carver Center for The Arts and Technology, Baltimore Md
2011 - 2015
University of the Arts, Philadelphia Pa
2015 - 2019
Kareem was a full scholarship student at University of the Arts.
Philadanco Training Company DII, Philadelphia Pa
2015 - 2019
Kareem was a full scholarship student at University of the Arts.
Intensives
●Joffrey Jazz Intensive 2013
●Dance Theater of Harlem Summer Intensive 2015 / 2016
●Alvin Ailey Summer Intensive 2016
●Ballet X Summer Intensive 2017
●Philadanco Summer Intensive 2019
Teaching
●The Sub Room 2022-2023 ( Long Term Sub Third Grade IVY PREP ACADEMY / Para Special Education Professional KIPP, Dance KIPP )
●The Sub Room 2023-20234 ( Long Term Sub Kindergarten IV
●Carver Center for The Arts and Technology - Baltimore ( Guest Teacher 2019 )
●CAPPA High School - Philly ( Guest Teacher 2019 )
●Del Sol Dance Academy - Las Vegas ( Guest Teacher 2019 )
●Morton Street Dance Center - Baltimore ( Guest Teacher 2015 / 2019 )
●AREA Atlanta Resource For Arts and Entertainment - Atlanta ( Artistic Manager, Ballet Teacher, Modern Teacher, Jazz Teacher, Contemporary Teacher, Choreographer 2021/2022 )
●Tri Cities High School - Atlanta ( Guest Teacher / Choreographer 2022 )
Outreach / Community Service
●Director / Facilitator / Curator - Kareem and Friends presents an evening of dance community outreach project, Philadelphia 2019
●Director / Facilitator / Curator- Made to Create Arts Festival / Youth outreach initiative, Las Vegas 2020
●Director / Facilitator / Curator - Made to Create Arts Festival / Youth outreach initiative, Atlanta 2021
●Delta Phi Delta Dance Fraternity Community service ( AIDS Walk, Park Cleaning x2, Area Dance Studio Painting, Dance Studio Painting (Charlotte), Free outreach classes in collaboration with the Fulton County Public library.
Accolades
●Delta Phi Delta Dance Fraternity 2022-2023 Community Service Chair
Teaching
●Philadelphia High School For Performing Arts - Ballet / Modern (2017)
● Morton Street Dance Center - Ballet / Modern / Jazz (2018)
●Carver Center For The Arts and Technology - Choreography / Ballet / Modern (2019)
●Studio A Dance Studio - Choreography / Modern (2019)
●The Rock Center for Dance - Ballet / Modern / Jazz (2019)
●Ballet Nouveo - Ballet / Modern (2019)
●Ballethnic Dance Company - Ballet / Modern / Jazz / Choreography / Administrative Assistant (2020-2022)
Choreography
Dusk - Carver Center For The Arts And Technology
Rivers Flow - Philadanco II
Mercey - Black Tapestry produced by Area and the City of East Point
Work in Progress - In the Face Of Fear produced by the city of east point
Administration
Project Manager and Director of the Made to Create Arts Festival produced at Ballethnic, Assistant to the Artistic Director at ballehnic, Artistic Manager at Area