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Nia
Austin-Edwards

Nia began her dance training in Atlanta, GA, at Total Dance / Dancical Productions, Inc. She went on to major in dance at Tri-Cities Visual and Performing Arts Magnet High School and received a B.F.A. in Dance from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts. She has worked with a variety of phenomenal dance artists such as Gus Solomons, Jr., Deborah Jowitt, Susan Marshall, Ronald K. Brown, Sean Curran, Adia Whitaker, and Camille A. Brown. Nia remains an associate member of Total Dance Company and an apprentice of Axam Dance Theater Experience in Atlanta. She also works with JoiLynn Productions and is a member of Brooklyn-based ASE Dance Theatre Collective. Nia also teaches dance to students of all ages. She has taught classes at New York University, Brooklyn Arts Exchange, and the Brooklyn Friends School among other places. Nia’s choreography has been performed at New York University, as well as a variety of stages in NYC thanks to Genesis Be. Nia and co-choreographer, Devere Rogers, have been working with Genesis since 2007, choreographing, casting dancers, staging, and performing, and this is only the beginning!