HYPE WELCOMES CHOREOGRAPHER & INSTRUCTOR KIRBY REED
Exclusive Dance Series - September 20, 2008

1:00 - 2:15pm - Jazz
2:30 - 3:45pm - Hip Hop

KIRBY REED is the founder and Artistic director of Ascension/The Kirby Reed Project and also House of Ascension. Mr. Reed is a former concert dancer of the Joel Hall Dancers.  He is  an active  teacher who’s teaching and choreographic skills  are  highly sought after in the Orchesis components of almost every suburban high school in Illinois or as a guest master instructor, at Hubbard Street/ Lou Conte’s Dance Studio, Columbia College, Gus Giordano’s Dance Center, and the Joel Hall Dance Center in Chicago, also having taught  through  Dance Educators of America, Giordano’s World  Jazz Congress and a variety of festivals  in cities through out the United States ,Mexico, Central  and South America  As an artist he has appeared in music videos and in concert with L.L. Cool J , Rupaul, Chaka Khan, Jennifer Holiday and  Montell Jordan to name but  a few. 

   Mr. Reed has been a featured dancer on the Jay Leno Show, the television series "The Untouchables", and in the major movie film "Hoodlums" as a principal dancer. Mr. Reed has had the opportunity to choreograph works for The Joel Hall Dancers, Gus Giordano’s Jazz Dance and Dallas Black Dance Theatre to name but a few.  Mr. Reed completed closing numbers for televised projects for the  Emmy nominated 16th  and 18th annual Stellar Awards, with renowned artist  Donald Lawrence, choreographing and assistant directing the  former  touring musical” Bible Stories, along with  the musicals Bye, Bye Birdie, Anything Goes, Honk, The Wizard of Oz, West Side Story, and Fame.  Mr. Reed has also choreographed the Mr./Miss International Dance Challenge (for the finalist)in 2007 while also having  had the privilege of choreographing for the last 3 years the traveling/touring component of Dance America/Dance Olympus VIP’s.

Through his company Ascension, he was worked in celebratory festivals for Bishop T. D. Jakes for his Women of Praise Graduating national event, and The Silver Anniversary Celebration Held in the cities of Nashville  Tenn. and Dallas  Texas .In 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2007 Mr. Reed has had the honor of teaching for the Giordano’s Jazz dance World Congress. Mr. Reed has also been nominated for 7 consecutive years (2000 thru 2006) for the BTAA awards for Best Choreography in a Music Dance/ Program