Bella Deem is a dedicated modern and contemporary dance artist, choreographer, and educator. Recently, Deem received her BA in dance and a minor in entrepreneurship at James Madison University (JMU), where she performed works by Doug Varone, Kia Smith, Momar Ndiaye, and Matt Pardo. While at JMU, Deem was a member of the Virginia Repertory Dance Company. Deem has performed works by Doug Varone, Brandi Coleman, Matt Pardo, Miguel Perez, and Kia Smith, among others. Her choreographic work has been featured in JMU’s Contemporary Dance Ensemble.
Deem has trained at esteemed programs including the Joffrey Jazz & Contemporary Spectrum Intensive, DanceWorks Chicago’s Dance360, and the DOVA Winter Workshop under Doug Varone as an assistant, all as a scholarship recipient. She has studied with renowned artists such as Akira Uchida, Cat Cogliandro, Yoshito Sakuraba, Brian Enos, Ryan Yamauchi, and Julie Nakagawa.
Bella is trained in modern, contemporary, jazz, ballet, and musical theatre styles. Further, Deem is a stage manager and a lighting designer for dance, solving real-time technical challenges, and loves that side of the arts as well. Bella currently lives in Richmond, where she is continuing to dance and teach, but planning to move to New York City in the winter to pursue her professional career in dance. Bella is passionate about connecting with others and inspiring them to discover their true selves through the joy of dance.