2021 DANCER FELLOW
photo by Canaan Mattson
Hassan Ingraham, born and raised in Miami, FL, first discovered dance while attending Charles R. Drew Middle School. He continued his dance training at the New World School of the Arts and then received his Bachelor of Fine Arts at The Juilliard School in New York City. Hassan has worked with various prominent artists from the likes of Alexander Ekman, Christopher Huggins, Darrell Grand Moultrie, Dwight Rhoden, among many others. He has been a guest artist with Wylliams/Henry Contemporary Dance Theater, Urban Spectrum Theater Company, and Peter London Global Dance Company. He was a dance specialist at the Promise Academy at the Harlem Children’s Zone and a faculty member at the Harlem School of the Arts. In 2011, Hassan moved to Minnesota to join TU Dance, where he danced with the company for 5 years. He also has been teaching ballet, modern, and jazz techniques for over 15 years.
With the combination of his experience and education, Hassan brings a fresh contemporary approach to his class that allows dancers to investigate new possibilities while learning how to operate their human anatomy efficiently. Aside from his dancing career and establishing himself as a master teacher, teaching the young aspiring to professionals, Hassan has choreographed for numerous dance schools and programs across the U.S. Currently, you can find Hassan teaching, dancing, and setting his choreography throughout the Twin Cities.
2022 SOLO Commissioned Choreographer: Norbert De La Cruz III