WAVERLY FREDERICKS

sweat lab emerging choreographer

Waverly Fredericks (he/him) originally from Washington Heights, New York, received his BFA in Dance from The Juilliard School under the direction of Alicia Graf Mack and Mario Alberto Zambrano. Waverly began his training at Dance Theatre of Harlem then later attended Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School, the Ailey School, and MOVE|NYC|. Waverly has appeared as a top eight finalist on Season 17 of “So You Think You Can Dance”. His summers have taken him to Alonzo King LINES Ballet and Jacob’s Pillow. Waverly has also performed the works of Medhi Walerski, Ohad Naharin, Spenser Theberge and Jermaine Spivey, Sidra Bell, Jawole Willa Jo Zollar, Sonya Tayeh, and Norbert De La Cruz III, among others. As a choreographer, Waverly’s choreographic works have appeared in Choreographers and Composers 2021 and Choreographic Honors 2022 and 2023 as well as MOVE|NYC|’s Young Professionals Program. He feels an extensive amount of gratitude for the journey he has been on and can’t wait to see what else is in store.