Cedric Rouse

Pacific Northwest Ballet (ca. 1989-1991)
Dance Theatre of Harlem (1991-?)
Skanes Dansteater

Cedric Rouse grew up in Atlanta, Georgia where he attended and graduated from Northside High School of the Performing Arts. Upon his graduation, Rouse further his dance training at in New York City, at the School of American Ballet and the Royal Danish Ballet as an exchange student. Mr. Rouse joined the Pacific Northwest Ballet as a corp member and two years later transitioned to a career with New York’s Dance Theatre of Harlem becoming a soloist after two years. As a member of the company, Rouse was featured dancer in the DTH premieres of Alvin Ailey’s The River (1993), Alonzo King’s Ground (1996), Robert Garland’s Crossing Over (1997), and John Alleyne’s Adrian (Angel on Earth) (1997), in which he played the Angel. In a 1997 review of the latter piece, Rouse wowed audiences, with The Berkshire Eagle saying, “From the moment that Cedric Rouse dances the opening steps…it is clear that Dance Theatre of Harlem is better than ever.” All of his accomplishments couldn’t have been possible without his early dance training from the Atlanta dance community, notably Patricia Browley, Annette Lewis, and Gary Harrison to name a few.

Sources:

Refined zest: only the second African American principal in New York City Ballet history, Albert Evans brings an extra dedication to his coolly contained dancing, Dance Magazine
Repertory List: Dance Theatre of Harlem, Columbia University Libraries
‘Nutcracker’ is in fine form, NY Daily News
Dance Theatre of Harlem Both Primal and Refined, Hartford Courant
School of American Ballet workshop performance
Dance, The Atlanta Constitution
Dance Review, The Record
Terpsichore alums leap to new heights of acclaim, The Atlanta Constitution
Pay Their Dues to Dance, The Atlanta Constitution
A dance company at its pearl form, The Berkshire Eagle
Dancers aim high, succeed, Detroit Free Press
The Pride of Harlem / Dance company’s glowing ‘Sasanka’ imparts a sense of community, SF Gate