Mason Gaddis is a senior in high school from Burlington, North Carolina. He currently attends the University of North Carolina School of the Arts in their high school dance program where he has trained for the past three years. Before that, he attended Burlington Academy of Dance and Arts for 10 years. He is trained in the styles of ballet, contemporary, jazz, hip hop, and tap and is also an original and current member of the North Carolina Dance Ambassadors where he has been able to connect with others through dance across the state of North Carolina.
ABOUT
RESUME
Film
Summer Dance Film Project | Dancer | UNCSA/ Chor. Ashley Lindsey, Grady Bowman |
“Before We Go” (film version) | Dancer | UNCSA/ Chor. Grady Bowman |
THIAM Spec Commercial | Dancer | Commercial Dance Intensive |
Stage
Cinderella | Guest Artist | Burlington Academy of Dance |
“Before We Go” | Ensemble | UNCSA Spring Dance / Chor. Grady Bowman |
“Mass” by Robert Battle | Ensemble | UNCSA Winter Dance / restaged by Elisa Clark |
“Signs of Life” | Ensemble | UNCSA Fall Dance / Chor. Andrew Harper |
NCSU Basketball Halftime Show | Ensemble | Commercial Dance Intensive |
Elon Basketball Halftime Show | Ensemble | Burlington Academy of Dance |
Training
UNCSA High School Contemporary Program (2020-current) | Andrew Harper, Grady Bowman, Ashley Lindsay, Brenda Daniels, Ming Lung Yang, Abby Yager, Elisa Clark, Wesley Williams, Anthony Lee Bryant, Sidra Bell, Wesley Esminger |
Burlington Academy of Dance and Arts (2010-2020) | |
Commercial Dance Intensive (Winter 2019-2021; Summer 2021) | Cassidy Noblett, Casey Noblett, Adam Cates, Carisa Wilson, Gia Mongell, Sissa Strain, Victor Rojas, Casey Rosenberg, Kassandra Taylor-Newberry, Robert Gosnell |
NC Dance Ambassadors (2019-current) | Kat Mark, David Nguyen, Jen Metcalf, Casey Noblett, Rachel Markarian, Sherrod Tate, Courtney Om, Ron West, Christine Cornish Smith, Gaspard Louis |
American Dance Festival: ADF (Summer 2019) | Jose Velasquez, Matt Pardo, Crystal Perkins, Kate Walker |
Special Skills
Partnering | Choreography | Video editing |
Licensed driver | Valid passport |