Cameron Terry
Founder, Artistic director

A native of Atlanta, Georgia  Cameron Terry is an emerging choreographer making his way through the dance world. Beginning his dance training at the Cobb County Center for Excellence in the Performing Arts (CCCEPA),  he quickly found his passion for choreography. Not one to be boxed into one style, Cameron pulls from his studies at The Ailey School, Nashville Ballet, and of Luigi and West African Dance. He has created a diverse repertoire of choreography at just a young age. Terry blends the technical demands of classical ballet, with the sharp lines of the Lester Horton technique and the freedom and  groove of west African dance to create his own hybrid style. During his time at the University of Oklahoma (OU), he staged a total of twelve works while at the OU School of Dance. Cameron has set work for OU’s Young Choreographer’s  Showcase, American College Dance Association, and his own independently produced shows.  Terry’s choreography received the “Outstanding Student Choreography Award” at the Regional High School Dance Festival in 2017. This paved the way for his professional debut with a choreographic residency with the students of Fort Wayne Ballet in 2018. Cameron received his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Modern Dance Performance in 2021. Cameron founded Shades Dance Theater (Shades) in the spring of 2021.  He created Shades to be a place where dancers from many different walks of life can come together, to participate in innovative storytelling that speaks to humanity. Cameron currently serves as Executive- Artistic Director of Shades Dance Theater.

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Founding Board of Directors

Mykal Fraser
Brandi Collier
Ronda Price
​Cameron Terry

Josh Bussey and Jordan Lange in Mr. Ailey
Photo by Stacy Remailey
Lighting by Felix Ventra