Credit: Marco

Credit: Marco

Credit: Rachel Neville
Credit: Rachel Neville

Da’ Von Doane

began his training at the Salisbury Studio of Dance, where he trained with Betty Webster, Tatiana Akinfieva-Smith and Elena Manakhova. At age 15, he began training at Atlantic Contemporary Ballet Theatre as a full-time academic student and remained there for four years. In 2008, Mr. Doane moved to New York City to join the Dance Theatre of Harlem Ensemble. In 2009, Mr. Doane performed with Ballet Noir at East River Park as part of Summer Stage and at Jacob’s Pillow. In the fall of 2009, he began dancing as part of Dance Theatre of Harlem, and that winter he began touring with DTH as a part of its Dance for America Tour. As a guest artist, Mr. Doane has performed with the Classical Contemporary Ballet Theatre and with choreographer Ja' Malik in 2009’s E-moves Emerging Choreographers Showcase.

In the summer of 2010, Mr. Doane performed once again with Ballet Noir in the 200th Anniversary Chopin Celebration and the 2010 World Dance Gala in Kielce, Poland. Da' Von joined the newly reborn Dance Theatre of Harlem in 2012. Da’ Von was featured as one of Dance Magazine 'Top 25 to Watch ' 2014 and in a new Dance Web Series “For the Love of Dance” WIth Sarita Lou. Da' Von can be seen in Estelles new video for the single "Conqueror” from her new album "True Romance" Directed by Paul Jung. With the Dance Theatre of Harlem, Da' Von can be seen in various roles from Black Swan pas de Deux staged By Anne Marie Holmes, Raymonda Act III Pas De Dix, Dancing On The Front Porch of Heaven by Ulysses Dove , Balanchine’s Agon and Tchaichovsky Pas de Deux also a company premier for our New York Season Nacho Duato's “Coming Together” and several works by other choreographers such as Robert Garland ,Tanya Wideman and Thaddeus Davis , Helen Pickett, Donald Byrd , Bill Wilson, Arthur Mitchell , Darrel Moultrie, Francesca Harper, John Alleyne and more. Da' Von performed this year as a part of the Vail International Fance Festsival's International Evenings of Dance as well as the Now: Premiers Program alongside dancers from NYCB, ABT and more.

Find him on Instagram: @davonwd_lotus