The Legacy Project: Community Performance

Charles Scheland in a New York City based dance artist who grew up in Germany, Austria, and the Washington DC area. He graduated Summa Cum Laude from the Ailey/Fordham BFA Dance program, with a double major in Dance and Economics, receiving departmental honors from both departments. He is also an alumnus of the School of Jacob’s Pillow’s Contemporary Program. He has danced for RIOULT Dance NY, Michael Mao Dance, Buglisi Dance Theater, New England Dance Theater, as well as other companies and independent choreographers. He has performed works by Alvin Ailey, Elana Anderson, Robert Battle, Clifton Brown, Amy Hall Garner, Jae Man Joo, Bill T. Jones, Jessica Lang, Michael Mao, Milton Myers, Elizabeth Roxas-Dobrish, Pascal Rioult, Henning Rübsam, Paul Taylor, to name a few. As an instructor, Charles teaches ballet, Horton technique, and is a demonstrator for Milton Myers. Charles joined Carolyn Dorfman Dance in 2021.

Andréa Ward was born in Boston, MA where she graduated from the Boston Arts Academy in 2018. She is a graduate from Montclair State University with a BFA in Dance Performance and Choreography as well as a minor in Business Administration. Andréa has worked with and performed works by notable artists such as Paul Taylor, Nathan Trice, Yusha Marie-Sorzano, Kirven Douthit-Boyd, Rennie Harris, Darrell GrandMoultrie, Ruka White, Frederick Earl Mosley, Christian von Howard, and Steffanie Batten-Bland to name a few. Her dance training includes Ballet, Modern, Jazz, HipHop, Heels, African, Contemporary, Musical Theatre, and more She has also attended and trained with institutions such as Earl Mosley’s Institute of the Arts, José Mateo Ballet Theatre, Boston Ballet, and Debbie Allen Dance Academy LA. This is Andréa’s first season with Carolyn Dorfman Dance.