ASSOCIATE PRODUCER OF SPECIAL PROJECTS & CCI 2.0 FELLOW

Cheri L. Stokes born and raised in Bed-Stuy Brooklyn, received her M.F.A. in Choreography and Performance from The Florida State University (2017) and a B.A. in Dance Studies with a K-12 Dance Teaching Licensure from The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (2005). Her performance background spans the genres of West African, Afro-Contemporary, Contemporary and Hip Hop dance forms. Her choreographic research examines the ways in which facets of social vernacular dance forms, specifically Hip-Hop and Dancehall, have influenced her contemporary practice and art making.

Additionally, Cheri’s expertise includes over ten years of dance education and arts administration. She has been a guest teaching artist at various institutions including, The Florida State University, Austin Peay State University, Elon University, Western Kentucky University, University of Tampa, Bard College, and The University At Buffalo. She was the recipient of the Stephen Petronio RETREAT & RESTORE Residency for Dance Artists (Spring 2021). Addtionally she’s received the Brooklyn Arts Exchange Space Grant Residency (2023), Brooklyn Arts Exchange Artist in Residence (2024/2025), Hi- Arts Critical Breaks Artist in Residence (Spring 2024), the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) Support for Artists Grant (2024), and the 2024 MAP Fund Grant for the development of her newest work “Around the Way Gurl”. Excerpts of her latest work, "Da Block" was featured in the MODarts Collective Thread Festival (2021) and SummerStage at Crotona Park (2022).

Cheri is part of the Urban Bush Women organization serving as the Associate Producer of Special Projects, and looks forward to her new experiences!

www.cherilstokes.com