TARA CHARVAT
Senior Company Member, Tara Charvat, graduated Summa Cum Laude in 2018 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance from Western Michigan University. While attending WMU, Tara 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, Tara 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. Throughout her time with Eisenhower, Tara has worked directly with choreographers such as Tess Voelker, Micaela Taylor, Tamisha A. Guy, Norbert de la Cruz III, Maleek Washington, Joshua Peugh, James Gregg, Rauf “Rubberlegz” Yasit, Hope Boykin, and Marc Brew. Tara 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 performance concert, Dance Mosaics. Tara choreographs around the Metro-Detroit area and presents solo choreography each year at the Youth America Grand Prix competition.
Tara Charvat is sponsored by Deborah Hecht for Season 34.