ABOUT
Me
Megan Bader is a London based dancer, originally from North Carolina, United States. Megan is currently studying at the London Contemporary Dance School, where she will be earning her BA Hons in Contemporary Dance.
She is also a ISSA Certified Personal Trainer, and recently graduated from Apex Friendship High School with Summa Cum Laude Honors. Priorly, she was a dance instructor and choreographer at the Academy for the Performing Arts, located in North Carolina. Along with her teaching experience, Megan has additionally worked as a Cafe Manager at the Academy for the Performing Arts and completed an internship under the direction of Hillary Parnell, nationally recognized business owner.
Megan can be described as hardworking, creative, reliable, communicative, and a pleasant person to be around. She is excited to take on any new opportunity to further her career, and the world around her.
London Contemporary Dance School
@ the Place
September 2020-Present
Studying in a highly intensive, three year undergraduate program leading to a BA Hons in Contemporary Dance. Program is centered around studio based work, enhanced by a range of contextual studies as well as focuses on choreography and or performance.
WORKING WITH various well-known artists in the industry including:
Baptiste Bourgounon
Aaran Green
Jason Mabana
Chisato Ohno
Sasha Roubicek
About Me
CUMUL:US Dance Intensive
Summer 2021 and 2020
A 9 day explorative study of the mind, body, and movement while learning from some of NYC's most knowledgable creators. Seeking personal clarity and connection to our bodies in a community environment working past the confines placed on artists by the industry at times.
PROGRAM DIRECTOR: Emily Greenwell
OTHER PROGRAM FACULTY: Bekah Joy Howard, Rachel Hettinger, Mike Esperanza, and Kristalyn Gill
The program also led a culmination video progect,
OM Still Growing
Summer 2019- Summer 2020
Training in a pre-professional contemporary company under the direction of Courtney OM, director and founder of OM Grown Dance Company. Experience with collaboration, improvisation, composition, and repertoire.
CHOREOGRAPHY with:
Courtney Owen Muir
Hannah Marr
TRAINING with:
Courtney Owen Muir
Hannah Marr
Amanda Oakley Hort
Rocky Pollock
Academy for the Performing Arts
Summer 2005- Summer 2020
20+ hours per week at this amazing training facility offering classes in the following styles: Ballet, Contemporary, Jazz, Tap, Musical Theater, Modern, Contact Improvisation, Choreography and Hip Hop.
SENIOR ELITE COMPANY
2015-Summer 2020
Featured soloist and ensemble member of this competitive group.
GUEST CHOREOGRAPHY with:
Ashley Lindsey
Emily Greenwell
Wendy Denney
Kent Boyd
Ekilibre Contact Improvisation Workshop
An exploration of contact improvisation and partnering led by Maurice Fraga, Artistic Director of Ekilibre Dance. An amazing opportunity to work with yourself (body, mind, and spirit), to listen to habits, tendencies, blocks, and aspirations, and give access to new ranges of movements, possibilities, thoughts, and relationships.
Ikaria, Greece; Summer 2019 and 2018
Commercial Dance Intensive
University of North Carolina School of the Arts
Summer 2017
A 12 day summer dance intensive that focuses on training and preparing young dancers to enter the commercial dance world. 9am-9pm classes specializing in Various styles, Audition Clinics and Seminars meant to give dancers a head start towards their commercial dance career.
CHOREOGRAPHY EXPERIENCE with:
Casey Noblett
Ashley Lindsey
CLASS EXPERIENCE with:
Cassidy Noblett
Adam Cates
Joanna Numata
Gia Mongell
Ashley Lindsey
and Many More!!!!!
Performance and Projects
Most Recent
Raw Youth Collage
Raleigh, NC, U.S. July 2020
Choreographed and Directed by Emily Greenwell
A project created throughout a week long socially distanced intensive as a result of the pandemic.
Collaborative and creative concept video
Video Project :US 2020
Song: Raw Youth Collage
Artist: Mura Masa
Direction & Choreo: Emily Greenwell
Location: Carolina Dance Center (Raleigh, NC)
Dancers: Abby Telenko, Abigail Trammell, Anna Socha, Ashlyn Peterson, Ashlynn De George, Brianna Castiller, Emma Muncie, Julia Deane, Mackenzie Simons, Marissa Schroeder, Megan Bader, Natalie Johnson, Peyton Dawes, Sara Atkinson, Stazia Ritch, Taylor Dukeman
MicroBots Video Project
Durham, NC, U.S. March 2020
Choreographed and Directed by Emily Greenwell
One of eight dancers selected through an audition process of over thirty dancers to be a part of the video project process and production.
Video Project: MicroBots 2020
Song: Jelmore
Artist: Bon iver
Direction and Choreography: Emily Greenwell
Videography: Kenichi Kasamatsu
Location: The Durham Fruit
Dancers: Megan Bader, Jenna Bader, Lauren Boyle, Julia Deane, Ashlynn DeGeorge, Taylor Green, Avery Rogers, Stazia Ritch
North Carolina-native, based in London, Megan is a performer, choreographer, teacher, and artist. They recently graduated from London Contemporary Dance School with a BA Hons in Contemporary Dance under the direction of Baptiste Bourgougnon, with mentors such as Jason Mabana, Eva Recacha, Chisato Ohno, Jeannie Steele, Arran Green, Aaron Vickers and many more. Megan has recently worked with Ben Wright, Alethia Antonia, James Cousins, and Seke Chimutengwende.
A lifelong dancer, Megan grew up training with the Academy for the Performing Arts in Apex, North Carolina, returning to begin their teaching career at APA as well. Megan started teaching with the hope to share their passion for movement and expression, and has taught in various settings. Most recently, Megan has been teaching for the CYD Program at the Place, primary and secondary schools around the UK, and at the Academy for the Performing Arts.
Megan also is really enjoying their role of Creative Producer for Safe Space by Kira; a mindfulness and artistic brand geared towards children and inclusivity, that recently published it’s first mindfulness children’s book.
Megan is beginning a new choreographic work, titled ‘Sunshine Boys’ Spoons are Dirty,’ inspired by psychological, physical, and emotional availability versus the lack thereof, and the process of finding permission to exist. Artistically, Megan is currently interested in connection, relationships, the role of the audience, and accessibility.
