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Crystaldawn Bell
Company Dancer
Crystaldawn Bell (she/they) earned
her BFA from California Institute of
the Arts. Since relocating to the Bay
Area, she has worked with Robert
Moses’ KIN, Labayen Dance/SF,
Anne Bluethenthal and Dancers,
Stranger Lover Dreamer, Paufve
Dance, Nina Haft & Co, Todd Eckert,
Garrett + Moulton Productions,
and ODC. She received an
Isadora Duncan Award (Izzie) for
“Outstanding
Achievement
in
Performance-Ensemble” for her
performance in Eckert’s duet “First
Stab at Closure” and has been
nominated on three other occasions
for “Outstanding PerformanceIndividual.”
Crystaldawn
was
recognized as a Refinery 29: 30
under 30 and was the recipient of
the Aninstantia Grant. She is also
grateful to have been featured in
DANCE Magazine on two occasions.
In addition to her work with
Post:ballet, she is currently working
with EIGHT/MOVES. Crystaldawn
loves teaching and is on faculty at
Saint Mary’s College of California
and Shawl-Anderson Dance Center.
Colin Frederick
Company Dancer
Colin Frederick (they/them) was
born and raised in Warrensburg,
Missouri began their dance
training at Center Stage Academy
of the Performing Arts. They
attended the University of
Missouri-Kansas City, where they
obtained their B.F.A. in Dance
Performance and Choreography.
After graduation, Colin moved to
San Francisco, California where
they have freelanced with several
choreographers and companies
including Garrett + Moulton
Productions,
Deborah
Slater
Dance Theatre, Post:ballet under
the direction of Robin Dekkers,
and Mia J. Chong’s EIGHT/
MOVES. Colin has choreographed
and co-produced shows with
BODYSONNET and is on faculty at
Berkeley Ballet.
