Courtney J. Cook is a Virginia Native now residing in Brooklyn, NY. She is a graduate of the Virginia Governor’s School of the Arts and holds a BFA in Dance and Choreography from Virginia Commonwealth University. She is now Associate Artistic Director, BOLD facilitator, and performing company member with Urban Bush Women. She is honored to be a recipient of the 2018 “Bessie” Award for Outstanding Performance for her work with UBW, Maria Bauman (MBDance), and Marguerite Hemmings (we free). In 2022, Cook was involved as a performer/choreographic collaborator and vocalist in Cannabis! A Viper Vaudville, created by Baba Israel and Grace Galu Kalambay (Soul Inscribed). In the fall of 2023, she made her debut performance with Houston Grand Opera as a dancer, commissioned with Urban Bush Women,  in the World Premier of their latest Opera, Intelligence. She also recently made her debut at The Met Opera in John Adam’s El Niño, directed by Lileana Blain-Cruz and choreographed by Marjani Forte-Saunders.