About LCritt

Lorraine Crittendon is a full time public school Dance Educator and Dance Professional based out of Charlotte, North Carolina.

She obtained her B.A. in Dance at UNC Charlotte in 2012 and is currently at UNC Greensboro working on her M.A. in Dance Education and is set to graduate this Spring 2025.

 

LCritt is a Cultural Dance Practitioner specializing in the African Diaspora with a special focus in Brazilian Dance Arts and Latin Diasporic Dances. Most recently she was awarded ‘Teacher of the Year’ in 2024 as a Dance Educator at a Title I public school. This was her second award in this category; her first being in 2016.

 

She is a Teaching Artist of Secondary Dance at Charlotte Ballet since 2018 where she was also awarded ‘Dance Educator of the Year’ 2024. Along side her efforts as a Dance Educator, LCritt is the founder and director of a local dance troupe, Charlotte Cultural Collective, in which she aims to center Black Femme stories in her creative choreographies while also showcasing culturally creative pieces that utilize her Afro-Latin Diaspora training.

 

LCritt believes in equity in dance and platforming Black dance art forms.