Brooklyn Mack is currently the Interim Artistic Director of Columbia Classical Ballet since November 11,2021.
12 Facts About Brooklyn Mack
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Brooklyn Mack's mother took him to Pavlovich Dance School, and asked the school give him a scholarship.
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Brooklyn Mack had attended summer courses at the School of American Ballet in New York City.
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In 2004, Brooklyn Mack became an apprentice with Joffrey Ballet in Chicago, and joined the American Ballet Theatre Studio Company the following year.
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In 2009, after Bruce Marks, then- director of the company left, Brooklyn Mack accepted an invitation from artistic director Septime Webre to join The Washington Ballet.
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Brooklyn Mack was named Dance Magazine's "25 to Watch" 2012.
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Brooklyn Mack competed in several international competition, and in 2012, he won the senior gold medal Varna International Ballet Competition, the first African American to do so.
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Brooklyn Mack had danced in galas along with dancers from American Ballet Theatre, New York City Ballet and Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.
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In 2018, Brooklyn Mack left the Washington Ballet due to disagreements with the new management over salary, workload, and guesting opportunities.
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Brooklyn Mack then made a guest appearance at the Hong Kong Ballet, where Webre went to direct.
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Brooklyn Mack performed his first show without a dress rehearsal as he filled in for an injured dancer.
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Mr Brooklyn Mack became the Interim Artistic Director of Columbia Classical Ballet November 11,2021.