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Becky Bearse
Choreographer. Dancer. Artist. Educator.
Becky Bearse has had a diverse career spanning the worlds of dance, education, non-profit arts administration and corporate Diversity and Inclusion. Becky is currently the Founder, Artistic Director and Choreographer of beBE dance, a project to project based fusion performance group. Becky has trained under such artists as Dan Wagoner, Naby Bangoura, Todd Eckert and Jardy Santiago. Becky has had the honor of being a Guest Artist with various San Francisco-based residencies, such as SAFEhouseArts, has taught in non-profits, schools and studios across the U.S. and presented work at unique venues ranging from black box theaters to nightclubs turned art shows. As an artist, Becky has always balanced her love for dance with her passion for creating more diverse and inclusive workplaces, and has done so in global roles at such companies as Hewlett-Packard to founding her own consultancy and opining on these delicate topics in The Huffington Post. Currently, Becky is a RAW artist, a global non-profit that supports up and coming artists, and teaches and performs across the country, seeking to spread the joy of dance and creativity one student and one performance at a time. Becky holds her B.A. in English, Education and Dance from Bryn Mawr College, her M. Ed from Harvard's Graduate School of Education and her M.A. in Human Resources from the Carlson School of Management.