{"id":10360,"date":"2021-03-02T15:09:10","date_gmt":"2021-03-02T15:09:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mobballet.org\/?p=10360"},"modified":"2025-04-21T07:16:25","modified_gmt":"2025-04-21T07:16:25","slug":"valencia-yearwood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mobballet.org\/index.php\/2021\/03\/02\/valencia-yearwood\/","title":{"rendered":"Valencia Yearwood"},"content":{"rendered":"

Valencia Yearwood<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Dance Theatre of Harlem: Soloist (1985-1993)<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Photo via Dance Theatre of Harlem<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Valencia Yearwood trained at the Dance Theatre of Harlem school. After receiving her BS in Biology from Syracuse University, Yearwood returned to the school and was asked to join the company. Yearwood eventually rose to the rank of soloist.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

After her time performing classical ballet, she went on to join the Broadway casts of Once Upon a Mattress<\/em> in 1996 and The Lion King<\/em> in 1997.<\/div>\n
Her film and television credits include featured roles on Law & Order<\/em> and The Cosby Show<\/em> as well as several national and regional commercials. She has also worked as a voiceover actor, singer, print model, producer and director.<\/div>\n
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Yearwood is the owner of Linci Productions, Inc., a company that \u201chelps individuals, non-profits, and corporations develop their presentational skills through classes, private coaching, and mentoring programs.\u201d She has previously been the Chair of the Board of Directors for 651 Arts in Brooklyn, NY and is a member of the Dance Advisory Committee for the New Jersey Performing Arts Center.<\/p>\n

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Website:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Valencia Yearwood<\/a><\/p>\n

Sources:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Valencia Yearwood, Playbill<\/a>
\nDance Theater [sic] of Harlem Special Events, Minority News<\/a>
\nSunday Matinee: An afternoon of artistry, Dance Theatre of Harlem<\/a>
\nGive, Take, Show: Remembering Arthur Mitchell, Dance Magazine<\/a><\/p>\n

Social media:<\/strong><\/p>\n

LinkedIn Valencia Yearwood<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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