Current Projects

Performana Biennial

Performance Director and Choreographer for Lina Lapelyte’s The Speech as part of Performa Biennial 2025. Directing and teaching 225 students, ages 7-17 from Poly Prep Country Dance School.

Show Dates: Nov 13th, 17th 19th

Courtney Cooke, Poly Prep Country Day School, Performa Biennial, Lina Lapelyte, The Speech

Courtneycooke00@gmail.com

Recent Projects

A woman in a green and white striped shirt and shorts stands on a lifeguard chair outdoors against a blue sky.
A person lying face down on the grass with arms stretched out in front, resting, with other people in the background near a concrete wall.

Emily Welxer’s Power of Horror and Everlasting, Riverside Park ,2025 

A woman standing on a beach with rocks and water in the background, smiling at the camera.

Courtney Cooke is a performer, dancer, teaching artist, and choreographer working in Brooklyn, NY. Courtney is a dancer and improvisor and in longterm relationships with choreographers Kim Brandt, Jennifer Monson, Emily Wexler, and Niall Jones. She has been a teaching artist, specializing in teaching creative movement, improvisation, and choreography for nearly 20 years. Her teaching career has brought her into public, private, and charter schools throughout NYC. She has been the Dance Specialist at Poly Prep Country Day School for 12 years.

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