Jake Casey is a NYC based Dancer, Choreographer, Teacher, and Actor. He was born in Syracuse, New York, where he began his training with Kathleen Rathbun at the Syracuse City Ballet. He then moved to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to train at the Rock School for Dance Education, where he is now on the Permanent Guest Faculty. During his summers, he studied with the Boston Ballet and at the Chautauqua Institution. In 2013, Casey danced as a corps de ballet member with Ballet Idaho. In Summer of 2014, Jake joined the Cincinnati Ballet, where he danced as a corps de ballet member until Spring of 2017. With Cincinnati he performed in ballets by: Annabelle Lopez-Ochoa, Val Caniparoli, Victoria Morgan, Septime Webre, Trey McIntyre, Edwaard Liang, Jennifer Archibald, and many others. Casey danced at the National Choreographer’s Initiative in Irvine, CA. In Summer of 2017, Casey moved to Europe to dance with the Estonian Theatre Vanemuine. While in Estonia, he performed Soloist and Principal parts in creations by some Europe’s most sought after choreographers. In Summer of 2018, Casey moved to NYC to focus on new creative projects. Since moving to New York, he has premiered at The Metropolitan Opera at Lincoln Center. Choreographically, Jake has been commissioned by the Cincinnati Ballet, Metamorphosis Dance Company(Trinidad), Pulse Dance Company( Alaska), San Jose Dance Theatre, American Swiss Ballet, and Stalder Dance(UK), to name a few. His work has been performed in France, Italy, Switzerland, China, UK, and throughout America. A proud member of AEA, Jake is currently working on development for a new show on Broadway. On Television, Jake appeared on America’s Got Talent & So You Think You Can Dance. He was a 2013 NYC Finalist for the Youth American Grand Prix. He also competed nationally as a Level 10 gymnast with USA Gymnastics, where he was an academic All-American. As a Guest Teacher and Artist, Jake has instructed and danced at Universities and Institutions around the US and Europe. You can follow him here: @JD_CASEY
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