Bradley Shelver

Bradley Shelver (South Africa) trained at the National School of the Arts in Johannesburg and at The Ailey School in New York. He has danced with Ailey II, Elisa Monte Dance, Complexions Contemporary Ballet, Ballet Hispánico, The Francesca Harper Project, Limón Dance Company, Phoenix Dance Theater (UK), and in projects with Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Co., Lar Lubovich Dance, The Universal Ballet, Radio City Music Hall, and Mark Morris Dance Group. He currently dances as a principal with The Metropolitan Opera Ballet. Shelver is an international touring solo artist and has choreographed works for companies in the USA, Israel, Sweden, Denmark, and Italy, including Richmond Ballet, Ailey II, Ballet Austin, Lustig Dance Theater, Compania Rio Danca, New Jersey Dance Theater Ensemble, Cape Dance Company, Cedar Lake 2, and Sobers & Godley Dance. He has also created works for the Royal Danish and Royal Swedish Ballet Schools, Joffrey Ballet School, The Ailey School, Boston Conservatory, and Long Island University.

Shelver is the founder of Bradley Shelver Contemporary Dance Theater. From 2013–2016, he was the Artistic Director of the STEPS Repertory Ensemble and the Production Director for Steps on Broadway. He is currently the Artistic Director of The Brooklyn Dance Festival Company. Shelver is on the faculty of schools and universities worldwide including American Ballet Theatre, the Royal Danish and Royal Swedish Ballet Schools, Ateballeto, Mathew Bourne’s New Adventures, The Ailey School, La Guardia High School for the Performing Arts, Joffrey Ballet School, Bikuratim (Israel), Centro Coregrafico (Brazil), and DAR Jazz Academy (Russia), among others. He was co-producer and curator for the annual REVERBdance Festival from 2010–2016 and has written a monthly column for Dance Spirit magazine. His book, Performance Through the Dance Technique of Lester Horton, is available worldwide.