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Todd Rosenlieb entered his professional career when Erick Hawkins selected him from a technique class to join the Erick Hawkins Dance Company in 1992. Privileged and honored to work directly with Mr. Hawkins, Mr. Rosenlieb was cast in several of the repertoire’s most memorable and historic roles. Named Company Director of the Erick Hawkins Dance Company in the fall of 1995, Rosenlieb began setting and performing Journey of a Poet, the last piece of choreography by Erick Hawkins, on Mikhail Baryshnikov and his White Oak Project. For four years Mr. Rosenlieb served as Artistic Advisor, rehearsal director, and principal dancer with the Virginia Ballet Theatre, in Norfolk, VA. He has taught and set choreography around the country at such festivals as the American Dance Festival, Jacob’s Pillow, National High School Dance Festival, and American College Dance Festival. He has also taught at Bucknell University, University of Nevada, Sarah Lawrence, New York University, Marymount Manhattan College, Virginia Governor’s School for the Arts, as well as Virginia School of the Arts. He is Founder/Artistic Director of Todd Rosenlieb Dance in Norfolk, VA. He received his BA in English and Economics from Bucknell University, and his MFA in Dance Performance from New York University where he was awarded the Morton Kramer Scholarship for his dance expertise. |