Tara Bellardini

Tara Bellardini (Mine Hill, NJ) attended the Academy of Visual and Performing Arts High School and trained with East Coast Movement under the direction of Billy Larson. She also studied at A.I.M by Kyle Abraham (Abraham.In.Motion), Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet, and the José Limón Dance Company. She graduated with honors from The Ailey School Certificate Program, where she was a recipient of the Gloria Kaufman Dance Foundation Scholarship and Oceania Heritage Scholarship, among others. Following graduation, Bellardini became a member of Ailey II and toured internationally with Parsons Dance. She is a former member of Jennifer Muller/The Works, was a guest artist with Owen/Cox Dance Group, and has performed with HopeBoykinDance at the Kennedy Center and BAM. Bellardini has performed works by Fredrick Earl Mosley, Adrienne Hurd, Freddie Moore, Darrell Grand Moultrie, Amy Hall Garner, Alia Kache, and Alrick Thomas. This is her first tour with the company. @tarabellardini.