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 2024, we welcomed back over 60 alumni as artistic directors, choreographers, performers, and artist faculty.

Zakhele “Swazi” Grabowski, 2023 Tap Dance Program Alum & Lorna Strassler Award Recipient, is not only a prolific tap dancer, but also a celebrated bboy, competing with teams and crews including Teen Team USA in breaking on a global stage:

Read Swazi’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, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Patrick Coker, Isaiah Day, Jacquelin Harris, Deidre Rogan, Christopher R. Wilson, Carley Brooks, Meredith Brown, Xavier Logan, Alonzo King LINES Ballet Shualb Elhassan, American Ballet Theatre Calvin Royal III, Atlanta Ballet Spencer Wetherington, 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, BalletX Jerard Palazo, Ashley Simpson, Boston Ballet Alexandria Heath, Lauren Herfindahl, Kyra Muttilainen, My’Kal Stromile, Camille A. Brown & Dancers Brianna DawkinsCarolyn 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,, Dance Heginbotham Kara Chan, John Heginbotham, Christine Flores, Dance Theatre of Harlem Micah Bullard, Delaney Washington,Dorrance Dance Elizabeth Burke, Sterling Harris, Luke Hickey, Leonardo Sandoval, Dutch National Ballet Daniel Robert Silva, Emily Johnson/Catalyst Ashley Pierre-Louis, Finnish National Ballet Frans Valkama, Francesa Loi, Flamenco y Sol Glenda Sol Koeraus, Gibney Company Madison Goodman, Zack Sommer, GroundWorks Dance Theater Teagan Reed, Hamilton Yossi Chaikin, Willie Smith III, Hong Kong Ballet Vanessa Lai, Houston Ballet Eric Best, Aoi Fujiwara, ]Connor Walsh, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago Aaron Choate, Jacquelin Burnett, Cryie Topete, Joffrey Ballet Coco Alvarez-Mena, José Pablo Castro Cuevas, Blake Kessler, Dylan Gutierrez,, Kansas City Ballet Gavin Abercrombie, Joshua Kiesel, Marisa Deette Whiteman, Khecari Julia Antonick, Les Ballet Jazz de Montréal Abby Castora, Limón 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, Martha Graham Dance Company Meagan King, Leslie Andrea Williams, Metropolitan Opera Ballet Jada German, Rachel Harris, Cajai Kennedy Miami City Ballet 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,  Oklahoma City Ballet Joseph Hetzer, 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, 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, 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, Urban Bush Women Courtney Cook, Washington Ballet Nardia Boodoo, Samara Rittinger, Stephanie Sorota, West Side Story National Tour Nicole Lewandowski, Wicked Caijai Kennedy