Celeste Kennington

dancer

Celeste Kennington is a dancer and choreographer based in Cincinnati, Ohio. Originally from Springfield, OH, she trained at Ohio Performing Arts Institute from 2005-2019. She then graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in dance from Wright State University in 2023. During her time at Wright State, she completed a season with Dayton Contemporary Dance Company’s second company for the 2021-2022 season under Shonna Hickman-Matlock. She further expanded her training by attending intensives at The Martha Graham School, Alonzo King LINES Ballet, Complexions Contemporary Ballet, Eisenhower Dance Detroit, and Stewart/Owen Dance. Her choreography credits include Ohio Dance Festival, Synergy Dance Series, Suttle Dance Detroit, Wright State University’s Arts Gala, and Sarasota Contemporary Dance’s summer intensive. She is currently a 2nd year company member at Mutual Dance Theatre in Cincinnati, where she has had the opportunity to assistant rehearsal direct and perform in works by Crystal Michelle Perkins, Trezon Dancy, Kyle Sangil, Achinta S. McDaniel, Susan Honer, Nat Wilson, Jasmine Snellen, Hannah Williamson, Shane Ohmer, and Ana Hart. She is absolutely thrilled to be dancing with DDI for her first season!