Chard Gonzalez is a native San Diegan, dance artist, educator, and advocate.
Chard Gonzalez is a native San Diegan, dance artist, educator, and advocate. He has choreographed, performed, and taught dance throughout the USA and Europe. Companies he has performed with include: Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company (NYC), Douglas Dunn & Dancers (NYC), ALDES (Italy), Company Blu (Italy), Compagnia Virgilio Sieni Danza (Italy), Cathy Seago and Dancers (UK), and Jonathan Burrows (UK). Chard received his BFA in Dance Performance from SUNY Purchase and an MA in Dance Studies from Laban Centre London. In 2009, he established Chard Gonzalez Dance Theatre in New Orleans. CGDT has since performed throughout the USA.
Chard has over 25 years experience of teaching ballet and modern techniques, improvisation, choreography, and performance skills. He has taught at London Contemporary Dance School, Laban Centre, London Studio Centre, Roehampton University, Douglas Anderson School of the Arts, New Orleans Center for Creative Arts, California Ballet School, San Diego Academy of Performing Arts, Pieter Performance Space, and many other private studios. Chard’s balanced approach emphasizes how dancers may reach their goals in their technical, artistic, and professional development.