Christopher L. Huggins

Christopher L. Huggins is a former member of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater who works in Europe, Japan, the Caribbean, and throughout the United States as a dancer, teacher, and choreographer. Born in Boston, Huggins trained under Andrea Herbert-Major, Danny Sloan, and Martha Gray. He attended SUNY Purchase and Juilliard and was a scholarship student at The Ailey School. Huggins is a 2002 and 2008 recipient of the Black Theater Alliance Best Choreography award for his works "Enemy Behind the Gates" (PHILADANCO!) and "Pyrokinesis" (Giordano Jazz Dance Chicago), respectively, and has also worked on several projects for Disney in Florida. He was a silver medalist at the 4th International Contemporary Dance Competition in Seoul, Korea and most recently was a 2021 Guggenheim Fellow. In addition to commissions for Ailey II and The Ailey School, he has set works on over 30 universities and high schools across the globe.