CHARLES ANDERSON,
Artistic Director

Charles Anderson danced with the New York City Ballet from 1985-93, performing works of George Balanchine, Jerome Robbins, Peter Martins and many other notable choreographers. Born in San Francisco, Anderson trained at and received full scholarships to the San Francisco Ballet School, the Joffrey Ballet School, the American Ballet Theatre School and the School of American Ballet. He also attended the High School for the Performing Arts in New York City.

Anderson began choreographing ballets while still a dancer with the New York City Ballet. From 1990-1994, he co-founded and acted as artistic director for Ballet, Inc. in New York where he choreographed many of his early works. He has been a resident choreographer at the Contra Costa Ballet for many years and served as artistic director and resident choreographer for the Bay Area modern dance troupe Moving Arts Dance from 1999-2000. Anderson's work reflects a blend of classical and contemporary influences and is included in the repertories of professional dance companies throughout the country, including the Oakland Ballet and Fort Wayne Ballet. Anderson founded Company C Contemporary Ballet in 2002.

Charles Anderson has taught for ballet schools internationally and is a prominent ballet teacher in the Bay Area. He has been a guest teacher for Smuin Ballet, Matthew Bourne, Oakland Ballet, Twyla Tharp Dance, Hubbard Street Dance and the North Carolina School of the Arts.

In addition to his work as a dancer, choreographer and teacher, Anderson has served on the board of governors for the American Guild of Musical Artists (AGMA), created costumes for the New York City Ballet's Diamond Project, been an adjudicator and instructor for the Bob Fosse Scholarship Program and served as a panelist for the Los Angeles Cultural Affairs grants.

LOU FANCHER,
Ballet Mistress

Lou Fancher has worked as ballet mistress for the James Sewell Ballet, Minnesota Dance Theatre, and the Alberta Ballet. Lou joins Company C Contemporary Ballet for her first season. In addition to her work as a ballet mistress, Lou choreographs, teaches, and coaches the companies of numerous independent artists throughout the U.S. and Canada. As a choreographer, she has created ballets for Ballet Arts Minnesota, James Sewell Ballet, Alberta Ballet Apprentice Ensemble, Theatre Ballet of Spokane, Ballet Pacifica, and New York Theatre Ballet. Her work has been presented by the Minnesota Dance Alliance, the Carlisle Project, the Walker Art Center, and Columbia Artists. When not coaching dance, Lou works with her husband, Steve Johnson, creating artwork for film, magazines, posters and advertisements. Together, they have illustrated over twenty children’s books including My Many Colored Days, by Dr. Seuss, Cat, You Better Come Home, by Garrison Keillor, and Coppélia, as told by Margot Fonteyn.

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