Biography
Bevara Anderson is an unapologetic professional dance artist hailing from the Maryland Coast. Her work is an exploration of embodied resistance and raw expression, delving into the complex worlds of Umfundalai, House, and many other African diasporic means of physical communication.聽 Her BFA from Temple University came with international acclaim, having presented her first work at the Piazza Del Popolo in Rome, Italy. Her MFA from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign further sharpened her vision. Anderson鈥檚 choreography digs deep into the relationship between narrative and abstraction, diasporic community building, and the joy that defies oppression in the Black American experience. Her first mainstage piece premiered in November 2020 at the Tryon Festival Theater, and was a defiant triumph amid the chaos of a global health crisis鈥攑roof that no pandemic could contain her artistry. A founding member of the Katherine Smith Dance Ensemble and a core performer with Kariamu & Company: Traditions, Anderson is of the final generation of dancers to be mentored by the legendary Dr. Kariamu Welsh. She carries her legacy fiercely, embodying and teaching Dr. Welsh鈥檚 technique, Umfundalai, with the power of someone who understands that to dance is to resist, to heal, and to evolve. She carries on Dr. Welsh's Umfundalai technique with a burning desire to push it forward, honoring its legacy while constantly reshaping it in her own image. Anderson鈥檚 dance isn鈥檛 just movement; it鈥檚 revolution and it鈥檚 resistance. Bevara Anderson now commands the stage with her own dance company, B膧LA Dance Project. The company made its explosive debut in March 2022 at the Tryon Festival Theater. They followed up with the daring, feature-length dance film *A Balm of Joy: The Film*, a visceral exploration of movement and resistance in collaboration with her film company Maji Films. When she's not making waves with B膧LA, Anderson is igniting minds as an Assistant Professor at 糖心vlog官方入口app, where she continues to challenge the limits of dance, teaching the next generation how to break, bend, and rebuild the rules.
Instructional Areas
Umfundalai, House, Modern, Horton, Contemporary Ballet, Vagonava