Terk Lewis
Faculty
Terk Lewis began his formal ballet training at the age of 17 with Tony Calucci in Columbus, OH. He earned his BFA in Dance from Western Michigan University and after graduation joined Eisenhower Dance Detroit. Lewis joined Complexions Contemporary Ballet where he danced for seven years and performed works by Dwight Rhoden, Desmond Richardson, Jae Man Joo, William Forsyth and Marcelo Gomes. Lewis went on to dance in “Jesus Christ Superstar Live” on NBC (Choreographed by Camille Brown) and perform in “Peter Pan” and “Rock of Ages” at Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera.
He also appeared in the dance short film “Sc7nario”, promo material for the “Jesus Christ Superstar” National Tour and “Cross Me” by Ed Sheeran. He has also done industrial work for Hanes, Hyundai, Fuji Film, V Magazine and Nickelodeon. Lewis also danced in the Lin Manuel Miranda Feature Film “In The Heights”, at the Met Gala (Choreographed by Andy Blankenbuehler), in the Musical Series “Up Here” on Hulu (Choreographed by Sonya Tayeh) and in NBC UpFronts at Radio City Music Hall (Choreographed by Shannon Lewis).
As a choreographer, Lewis assisted Jae Man Joo while creating “circular” for Ailey 2 and also assisted Jill Johnson on choreographing the opera “Crossing” that premiered at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. He has choreographed his own commissioned works for The National Dance Theatre Company of Jamaica, The Steps Conservatory, The Joffrey Ballet School, Black Boys Dance Too and Western Michigan University.
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