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David Ingram

David Ingram began his training in Kingsport, Tennessee under Karen Gibbons-Brown. After graduating with honors from Butler University, Ingram performed with Louisville Ballet under Bruce Simpson and North Carolina Dance Theatre (now Charlotte Ballet) under Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux and Patricia McBride. He has performed the works of such choreographers as George Balanchine, Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux, Val Caniparoli, Sean Curran, Mark Diamond, Nacho Duato, Nicolo Fonte, William Forsythe, Adam Hougland, Sasha Janes, Alun Jones, Alonzo King, Jon Prichard, Andre Prokovsky, Domy Reiter-Sofer, Dwight Rhoden, Choo San Goh, Uri Sands, Ben Stevenson, and Twyla Tharp. David’s choreography has been performed at Charlotte Ballet, Fort Wayne Ballet, Chautauqua Institute, and Louisville Ballet. Ingram also holds an Master of Fine Arts in Dance from Hollins University in association with the Forsythe Lab in Frankfurt, Germany.