Heather M. Benson
Atlanta, Georgia
Heather M. Benson
Heather is a native of Atlanta, where she trained and performed with Norma's Academy of Dance, The Atlanta Ballet Centre of
Dance, and Total Dance/Dancical Productions, Inc. In 2009, she received her BFA
in Dance from Florida State University, which gave her the opportunity to
perform works by Jawole Willa Jo Zollar and Gerri Houlihan; study abroad in
Castiglioncello, Italy in the Pro Danza Italia program; as well as obtain an
arts administration internship/fellowship with the Maggie Allesee National
Center for Choreography. Heather is a former member of Dallas Black Dance
Theatre II and has performed works by Ray Mercer, Christopher Huggins, and
Derrick Minter.
