Charles Scheland (he/him) is a modern dance artist based in New York City. He joined Carolyn Dorfman Dance in 2021 and has also danced for Site-Specific Dances, RIOULT Dance NY, Michael Mao Dance, and been a guest artist with Alison Cook-Beatty Dance, Buglisi Dance Theater, New England Dance Theater, Neville Dance Theatre, and Princeton Dance Theater. Charles has performed works by Alvin Ailey, Robert Battle, Adam Barruch, Clifton Brown, Christina Fagundes, Amy Hall Garner, Adrienne Hurd, Bill T. Jones, Jessica Lang, Milton Myers, Elizabeth Roxas, Ted Thomas, Paul Taylor, and others. In his time at Carolyn Dorfman Dance he has performed many roles from Carolyn Dorfman’s repertory and originated roles in works by Dorfman and Juel D. Lane. He graduated summa cum laude from the Ailey/Fordham BFA in Dance program with a double major in Dance and Economics receiving departmental honors in both majors. Charles is an expert of the Lester Horton technique and a certified Ailey Horton Technique instructor. He is on faculty at The Ailey School and Kanyok Arts Initiative and has been guest faculty at the Juilliard School, Steps on Broadway, Dance Theatre of Harlem, and the School at Jacob’s Pillow. He is a senior teacher of Carolyn Dorfman’s technique and repertory. Outside of the dance studio, Charles works for Dance ICONS as the Executive Assistant, and was the Research Associate on the recent book You, the Choreographer, by Vladimir Angelov, published by Routledge.
The 2025-2026 season is Charles’ fifth season with Carolyn Dorfman Dance.