CCI 2.0 Fellow
Cheri L. Stokes
Supporting: To make ready again: for anyone in need of reparations by Marguerite Hemmings & Raw Fruit by Kesha McKey
CCI 2.0 Mentor: Laura Greer
Photo by Cheyenne Bostock of Bostock Images
Cheri L. Stokes born and raised in Bed-Stuy Brooklyn, NY received her M.F.A. in Choreography and Performance from The Florida State University (2017) and a B.A. in Dance Studies with a K-12 Dance Teaching Licensure from The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (2005). Her performance background spans the genres of West African, Afro-Contemporary, Contemporary, and Hip Hop dance forms. Her choreographic research examines the ways in which facets of social vernacular dance forms, specifically Hip-Hop and Dancehall, have influenced her contemporary practice and art-making.
Additionally, Cheri’s expertise includes over ten years of dance education and over five years of arts administration. She has been a guest teaching artist at institutions such as The Florida State University, Austin Peay State University, Elon University, and Western Kentucky University. An excerpt of her latest work, "Da Block" was featured in the MODarts Collective Thread Festival in March (2021) and the STooPs Bed-Stuy Arts Crawl in July (2021). In March of 2021, she received the Stephen Petronio Retreat and Restore dance residency. Cheri is elated to be a part of the UBW family as the Associate Producer of Special Projects, and looks forward to her new experiences!
