Dance Alumni

Eddie Oroyan

Eddie, a 2001 UWSP graduate, currently dances with companies Black Label Movement, Shapiro & Smith, Arena Dance, and Zenon. He also performed with Creach/Company, Keith Johnson, Joe Chvala and the Flying Foot Forum, Minnesota Opera, Nautilus Music Theatre, Metropolitan Ballet. He was featured as "Dance Artist of the Year 2006" in City Pages and given honorable mention in the Star Tribune’s 2006 Artist of the Year. More recently Eddie was given Metro Magazine's first annual "Keeper Award" and received a 2008 Sage Award for his outstanding performing. Eddie’s choreography has been recognized and performed in ACDFA Gala concerts and at the Bryant Lake Bowl, Phipps, Varsity, Southern, and the McGuire theatres in the Twin Cities area. His work has also been commissioned in several Twin Cities Arts schools, UW-River Falls, St. Olaf, and Hamline University. His piece, “Melisma,” was presented at the 2006 Choreographer’s Evening, while his latest work, "Brown Rocket," was performed at the 2008 Momentum Series commissioned through the Walker and Southern Theater.

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