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Nehemiah Spencer
Choreographer

Nehemiah Spencer (Choreographer) Nehemiah Spencer is an award-winning professional dancer and choreographer from Cleveland. A native of Cleveland's Glenville community, Nehemiah attended the Cleveland School of the Arts (CSA), where he studied dance. Through overcoming the hardships of poverty and as a Black male dancer, Nehemiah followed his dreams to attend the prestigious Juilliard School in New York City. There, he earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in dance. Upon graduating, Nehemiah performed as a dance soloist in the Broadway production of The Wiz, directed by Tony award-winning choreographer George Faison. He also traveled the world as a principal dancer with Complexions Contemporary Ballet and a principal with Abraham-in-Motion, under the direction of Kyle Abraham, a recipient of the MacArthur Genius Grant Award. Moreover, he also worked with Cleveland dance icons like Dianne McIntyre, Edna Duffy, and Reggie Kelly, to name a few. Nehemiah also recorded with Jill Scott in her music video “Back Together.” He also choreographed three musicals: Dreamgirls, 42nd Street, and Memphis. Nehemiah recently worked with America's Got Talent 2020 Golden Buzzer Finalist, The Silhouettes, in a documentary film called The Shadow Between Us, directed by three-time Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Lance Murphey and producer and composer Obadiah Baker. This film centers on healing the racial divide in America through shadow and light. This film premiered at the 2020 Toronto Black Film Festival and received numerous awards and screenings worldwide. Since 2012, Nehemiah has served the Greater Cleveland community with his Nehemiah Project, a summer dance intensive that provided quality and affordable training for at-risk youth. Former Ohio Governor John R. Kasich also recognized Nehemiah in Dance Teacher and Dance magazine. Today Nehemiah is the Director of Arts at Northwest School of the Arts, working with inner-city youth in Cleveland grades K-8. He also is the Director of Reflections Dance Theater, 2022 Inaugural Dance Winners in the national competition How Sweet the Sound. Nehemiah looks forward to continuing to share his love for dance, community, and use his gifts as an instrument to propel society forward.

Nehemiah Spencer
Choreographer

Nehemiah Spencer (Choreographer) Nehemiah Spencer is an award-winning professional dancer and choreographer from Cleveland. A native of Cleveland's Glenville community, Nehemiah attended the Cleveland School of the Arts (CSA), where he studied dance. Through overcoming the hardships of poverty and as a Black male dancer, Nehemiah followed his dreams to attend the prestigious Juilliard School in New York City. There, he earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in dance. Upon graduating, Nehemiah performed as a dance soloist in the Broadway production of The Wiz, directed by Tony award-winning choreographer George Faison. He also traveled the world as a principal dancer with Complexions Contemporary Ballet and a principal with Abraham-in-Motion, under the direction of Kyle Abraham, a recipient of the MacArthur Genius Grant Award. Moreover, he also worked with Cleveland dance icons like Dianne McIntyre, Edna Duffy, and Reggie Kelly, to name a few. Nehemiah also recorded with Jill Scott in her music video “Back Together.” He also choreographed three musicals: Dreamgirls, 42nd Street, and Memphis. Nehemiah recently worked with America's Got Talent 2020 Golden Buzzer Finalist, The Silhouettes, in a documentary film called The Shadow Between Us, directed by three-time Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Lance Murphey and producer and composer Obadiah Baker. This film centers on healing the racial divide in America through shadow and light. This film premiered at the 2020 Toronto Black Film Festival and received numerous awards and screenings worldwide. Since 2012, Nehemiah has served the Greater Cleveland community with his Nehemiah Project, a summer dance intensive that provided quality and affordable training for at-risk youth. Former Ohio Governor John R. Kasich also recognized Nehemiah in Dance Teacher and Dance magazine. Today Nehemiah is the Director of Arts at Northwest School of the Arts, working with inner-city youth in Cleveland grades K-8. He also is the Director of Reflections Dance Theater, 2022 Inaugural Dance Winners in the national competition How Sweet the Sound. Nehemiah looks forward to continuing to share his love for dance, community, and use his gifts as an instrument to propel society forward.