Appointed Cultural Ambassador to The Bahamas by the Prime Minister
Courtney Celeste Fox, who is of Bahamian descent, is a global dance educator & was a professional dancer with the world renowned Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre. She has performed & taught dance in over 20 countries including France, Germany, Spain, The United Kingdom, Italy, Greece, Scotland, Brazil, and Japan. She graduated Summa Cum Laude with honours from The Ailey/Fordham BFA Programme with a degree in Dance & Communications, received the Princess Grace Kelly Foundation Award in 2015, received the Shirley Hall Bass Legacy Award in 2021 for her work in The Bahamas, and was honoured as 50th Bahamian Independence Golden Trailblazer. She has performed works by Camille Brown, Azure Barton, Jamar Roberts, and more. Courtney has performed for two former US presidents while in office, Former President Barack Obama & most Former President Joe Biden at the White House, hosted by First Lady Jill Biden at The Governor’s Association Luncheon.
While dancing professionally, Courtney continued her academic studies, completing Harvard Business School's Crossover into Business programme for professional athletes and was also nominated for a New York Emmy for her leading role in The Black Iris Project's "A Mother's Rite" within the same year. She is also a dedicated writer, having written cover stories for Dance Magazine & as a Co-Author of Dance Anthology book, “Dance Adventures”. She has been featured in publications such as Vogue, Self, Harper’s BAZAAR, Allure, and Vanity Fair. As a dedicated mentor and entrepreneur, Courtney is the Co-Founder and Director of her own organization, ArtSea Dance, which brings world class dance entertainment and education to the Caribbean, specifically The Bahamas.
Most recently, she was selected as one of Forbes Magazine’s 2024 30 Under 30 listers as someone to watch in her industry and was selected to give a TEDx Talk at Fordham University on how the arts propel humanity forward. She was also the 2024 guest teaching artist at The Rambert School’s summer programme in the UK and will be teaching at The Royal Ballet School’s Summer Intensive 2025. Currently based in Nassau, Bahamas, Courtney is now inaugural director and Dance Department Chair of the Lyford Cay International School. She aims to empower young dancers to think outside of the box while continuing to use her own platform to uplift the next generation of artists.
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