CHARLIE DANDO

(he/him)

Company Member & Teaching Artivist

Charlie Dando is a street dancer born and raised in Boulder, CO. Dando always honors his dancestors - Rennie Harris, Buddha Stretch, Gary Kendall, Moncell Durden - through his teaching methods and performance practices. He believes in the spirit of the trickster, creating safe environments for folks to play, connect and be transformed by “impossible” tasks. Charlie was a UniverSOUL Hip Hop teacher for 6 years, and competed and performed with many crews such as Break EFX (ABDC season 5), GWT, Open house Family, and Ray Basa’s Club house. Charlie received his BFA for the University of Colorado Boulder and in 2011 was awarded best hug!

Aside from dance, Charlie has adopted the responsibility of bringing restorative justice to the white people that he is in relationship with, teaching the values of empathy and community. He also builds large-scale immersive art installations for music festivals, using power tools, forklifts, and booms to create worlds where people have permission to play and explore who they are.

IG: @d.a.n.d.o_