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Sean T. Harris

SEAN T. HARRIS -
Master Instructor

Sean is a certified instructor with the Dance Educators of America Organization and a DEA award-winning instructor of Jazz and Tap at the Centre for the past twenty years. He is a faculty member of Kings College’s Theater Department where he teaches credited classes in and for the past Theater and Jazz dance and for ten years has been part of the faculty of Wilkes University's Theatre and Dance Department as the director of the Tap Dance program. Mr. Harris choreographs musical numbers for the University’s Theater Department including Guys and Dolls , Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat and Le Revue Fairy Tale.  Sean has worked professionally as both an actor and dancer with such groups as the Miami Civic Theater, the American Dance Theater of Miami and performed professionally in New York City and Philadelphia as well as locally in over 20 musicals. He has been hired as a judge at dance competition in the Philadelphia region.  Sean is a five-time recipient of the NEPTA Award for Best Choreography for the musicals, “Oklahoma!”, “West Side Story”, “Jesus Christ Superstar” and “Anything Goes”.  Mr. Harris served President of the Northeastern Pennsylvania Theatrical Alliance for four years and has worked with numerous community theaters throughout Northeastern Pennsylvania and the Pocono's.  Sean taught for the Keystone State Dance Festival and has had pieces he choreographed performed in the Pennsylvania Choreographers Showcase. Several of his works were featured on our local arts television station.  He is the proud father of Jacob Abraham Harris.

 


 



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Harris Conservatory for the Arts
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