Chris Bloom

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ChrisBloomgraduated Summa Cum Laude from the Ailey/Fordham B. F. A. Program. He subsequently has performed with Parsons Dance, The Dash Ensemble, The Black Iris Project, 360° Dance Theater, Lydia Johnson Dance, Peridance Contemporary Dance Company , PARA.MAR Dance Theater (where he is a founding member) & San Francisco Dance Works. A member of Ballet Hispanico from 2013-2023,Chrisoriginated roles in new works by Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, Fernando Melo, Michelle Manzanales, Miguel Mancillas, Edgar Zendejas, Andrea Miller, Claudia Schreier, Gustavo Ramirez Sansano, Edwaard Liang & Eduardo Vilaro. In addition he has performed in Nacho Duato’sJardi Tancat, William Forsythe’sNew Sleep, Pedro Ruiz’sClub Havana, Tania Perez Salas’s3. Catorce Dieciséis, Andrea Miller’sNaci, Annabelle Lopez Ochoa’sѲ’mǾ, as Don José in Gustavo Ramirez Sansano’sCARMEN.maquia& as Juan Perón in Annabelle Lopez Ochoa’sDoña Perón, both filmed & aired on PBS. In 2015,Chriswas nominated for the Clive Barnes Award for his performance inCARMEN.maquiaat the Apollo Theatre in NYC. He has also appeared several times on Good Morning America as well as in dozens of local news shows. In his career,Chrishas choreographed 7 dance films includingBlack & White Pageswhich was a Vimeo Staff Pick the month it was released. His choreography has appeared on stage at The Ailey/Fordham BFA Program, The Joffrey Jazz & Contemporary Trainee Program, and at the Juilliard School.Chrisis a repetiteur for both Annabelle Lopez Ochoa and Stephanie Martinez, caring for and restaging works at Oklahoma City Ballet, American Repertory Ballet, Madison Ballet, Southern Methodist University, Virginia Commonwealth University, University of Arizona, and University of Iowa.