Kareem B. Goodwin
Resident Choreographer
Kareem B. Goodwin, a native of Philadelphia, PA began his dance training at the Point Breeze Performing Arts Center in 1998, where he formally began his dance training under Charon Mapp, Wayne St. David, Anthony Burrell and Faye Snow. He attended The University of the Arts where he studied Jazz Dance with an emphasis in Choreography studying under instructors Molly Misgalla, Donald Lusnford, Andrew Pap, Scott Jovovich, Karen Brown and Kim Bears-Bailey. Kareem was awarded the 2011 Choreography prize from the University of the Arts School of Dance for his two works “Lovin’ U In & Out of Time” and “Fragmented Ideas”. Kareem is a NAACP ACT-SO Local and Regional Gold Medalist, as well as a National Finalist. As a performing artist, he has had the pleasure of being in the presence of and working with such choreographers as Christopher L. Huggins, Louis Johnson, Ronen Koresh, Gary W. Jeter II, Zane Booker and Arthur Mitchell. Kareem also has been a member of Eleone Connection, the Pre-Professional Company of Eleone Dance Theatre. Kareem is currently on faculty at Eleone Dance Unlimited, Dance Institute of Philadelphia as well serves as guest faculty at the Rock School of Dance Education. In the summer of 2015, Kareem received the Eleone Dance Theatre “E” Award for Excellence for his contributions to Dance Education and Mentorship.
In 2014, Mr. Goodwin produced and presented his first evening work entitled “MOMENTS” which lead to Mr. Goodwin’s work being selected to be apart of the Koresh Dance Company’s Come Together Festival in the summer of 2015. Mr. Goodwin is also the Co-Founder and Director of the Expressions Summer Dance Intensive. Kareem has choreographed for dance companies throughout the Tri-State Area including Eleone Connection, Orcheo Dance Ministry, Straight to the Pointe! Dance Company and En Lair Dance Company, DanceInPhinity, Sterling Dance Companies. Kareem has also served as the Associate Director for the Philadelphia High School for Creative and Performing Arts Dance Department under the mentorship and tutelage of LaDeva M. Davis where he choreographed closed to 100 original works which received rave reviews. Kareem is the founding Rehearsal Director of Eleone Dance Incorporated, the Studio Company of Eleone Dance Unlimited. He is also Rehearsal Director of Grace Dance Theater 2 and Principal Dancer for Grace Dance Theater.
Video: Shade (2019), Dissonance Dance Theatre
Video: Vision Vs Reality (2018), Dissonance Dance Theatre