TARA CHARVAT
Tara Charvat graduated Summa Cum Laude in 2018 with a BFA in Dance from Western Michigan University. While attending WMU, she performed works by renowned choreographers such as Paul Taylor, Anthony Tudor, Lew Christensen, Frank Chavez and Brian Enos. She attended summer programs with New Dialect, chuthis., BODYTRAFFIC LA, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, The Big Muddy Dance Company and DanceWorks Chicago. In 2018, she received a scholarship to the Lou Conte Dance Studio where she attended weekly class with Hubbard Street Dance Chicago artists and presented her own choreography. In 2019, Ms. Charvat joined NewDances, a collaboration between Thodos Dance Chicago and DanceWorks Chicago. For the 2019-2020 season, she apprenticed with Eisenhower Dance Detroit and, in the Fall of 2020, was promoted to company member. She is also a teaching artist for the School of Eisenhower Dance Detroit as well as other studios in the metro Detroit area. She proudly serves as the Assistant Artistic Director of Eisenhower Dance Detroit’s Youth Ensemble, as well as the director of EDDYE’s annual concert, Dance Mosaics. Ms. Charvat frequently choreographs around metroDetroit and presents solo choreography each year at the Youth America Grand Prix competition.