GREGORY DOLBASHIAN

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Born and raised in NYC, Gregory trained at the Alvin Ailey School, then graduated cum laude from SUNY Purchase. He debuted his own company, The DASH Ensemble, in December 2010. DASH performance credits include The JOYCE Theater, BAC, New York Live Arts, and Guggenheim Works and Process Series. Gregory, in partnership with dance education specialist Lindsey Pettus, is the co-founder of The DASH Academy. Ballet commissions include Atlanta Ballet, St. Louis Ballet, Cirio Collective, Hamptons Dance Project and Ballet Austin. Festivals include American Dance Festival and Jacob’s Pillow. Awards for Choreography include Hubbard Street 2 International Competition and Northwest Dance Project’s Pretty Creatives. Commissions include Dallas Black Dance Theater, LA Contemporary Dance Co., Owen/Cox, Dark Circles CD, TU Dance and Northwest Dance Project. His collegiate and training program commissions include Juilliard, Princeton, Point Park, LINES Ballet, BODYTRAFFIC Summer Study, MOVE|NYC| Young Professionals & S.W.E.A.T programs, NYU, SUNY Purchase, Earl Mosely’s Diversity of Dance, Fordham/Ailey, Montclair State. As an educator, Gregory has served in many roles, including as a choreographic mentor for American Ballet Theater’s Incubator; Faculty positions at Broadway Dance Center, Gibney Dance, The Martha Graham School, Ballet Hispanico, Dallas Black Dance Theater, and Peridance Capezio Center. Adjunct faculty at SUNY Purchase and The Hartt School. Masterclasses include Booker T Washington HSPVA, OCSA and Idylwild in California, Steps on Broadway in NYC and HSPVA in Houston. Gregory, alongside fellow choreographer Loni Landon, is the co-founder of The PlaygroundNYC, a choreographic initiative that was voted 25 to Watch in 2013 by Dance Magazine.