John Ledwith | Photo by Cathryn Farnsworth

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John Ledwith is a contemporary/modern dancer from New York. His dance training started at age nine in ballet, hip hop, and Fosse under his aunt Valerie Bongiorno at Rise Dance Studios in Staten Island. At age 14, John began attending the Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music, Art, and the Performing Arts under the direction of Michelle Mathesius and Gregory Sinacori. At LaGuardia, John received a rich training in classical ballet, Horton, Graham, Limón,and contemporary. Upon graduation in 2022, John received the “Graduation” and “Vaslav Nijinsky” award for dance excellence.

John is currently pursuing a BFA at the Glorya Kaufman School of Dance at the University of Southern California. At USC, his education expands beyond the limits of contemporary dance and classical forms, additionally providing a space for choreographic experimentation and play. John has performed works by Shahar Binyamini, Tom Weinberger, Jermaine Spivey, Sharon Eyal, Roderick George, Norbert De La Cruz III, Bret Easterling, and Damani Pompeii, among others. He has furthered his dance training at summer programs such as the Nederlands Dans Theatre Summer intensive, Gagalab Tel Aviv, Orsolina 28 Foundation, the Martha Graham summer intensive, and Springboard Danse.

Upon graduation from USC, John hopes to pursue work in the concert dance space, embarking on a performance career in a repertory based company. As a practitioner, his movement experience is heavily influenced by sensations and a constant negotiation of flow and chaos in the body.

John Ledwith | Photo by Lee Gumbs

John Ledwith | Photo by Lee Gumbs

John Ledwith | Photo by Cathryn Farnsworth

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