Cole Vernon, originally from Sonoma County, California, has had the pleasure of performing internationally as well as throughout the U.S. with companies such as DanceWorks Chicago, River North Dance Chicago, Ballet Hispanico in New York City, and now Bruce Wood Dance. Cole received his BFA in Dance from the University of Arizona in 2013, having worked with the University’s incredible faculty members as well as inspiring artists from the Balanchine Trust, Larry Keigwin + Company, Ann Reinking and Gary Chryst, among others. After graduating summa cum laude and participating in Springboard Danse Montreal, he has experienced a diversity of roles within the dance world as an artist, educator, and choreographer. While continuing his performance career, he has enjoyed teaching and assisting the choreography at several universities and companies including Ballet Memphis, Point Park University, The Big Muddy Dance Company, and the Boston Conservatory of Dance.