Angel Khaytyan
Joined Saint Louis Dance Theatre in 2024
Hometown: Boston, MA
Training: New York University
Social: @angelkhaytyan
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Angel Khaytyan (He/They, Boston, MA) began his training at Jose Mateo Ballet Theatre in Cambridge, Mass. They attended NYU Tisch School of the Arts on a full-tuition scholarship, where they earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in dance. While at NYU, they performed works by Camille A. Brown and Stephen Petronio, worked with choreographers including Rena Butler and Dwight Rhoden, and trained with companies such as Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Complexions Contemporary Ballet, Gibney, and Yin Yue Dance Company. Upon graduating, Angel joined DanceWorks Chicago under the direction of Julie Nakagawa. While at DanceWorks, Angel toured and performed nationally and internationally, including in Germany and the U.K. There, he performed works by Robert Battle and Demis Volpi and trained with companies such as Ballett Am Rhein in Düsseldorf, Germany, and Rambert Dance in London.
As a dancer with Ailey II Spencer performed in U.S. and international tours at venues such as the Holland Dance Festival, The Joyce Theater, and New York City Center. He worked with choreographers William Forsythe, Robert Battle, Andrea Miller, Elizabeth Roxas-Dobrish, Baye & Asa, Francesca Harper, and performed Alvin Ailey's Revelations. As a guest artist, he performed with Jamel Gaines Creative Outlet, Pony Box Dance Theater, and FHP Collective, including The Reckoning commissioned by Ava Duvernay. He also performed in Susanne Bartsch’ Kunst and was featured in Omer Kaplan's exhibition at Art Basel Miami. Spencer directed movement for Lincoln Center's Search for Spring and performed in Nona Hendryx's *The Dream Machine*. In 2024, after two seasons with Ailey II, he joined Saint Louis Dance Theatre. As a choreographer, his work has been featured at Battery Dance Festival, Ailey Citigroup Theater, and Barnard College. He serves on Dancewave’s Artistic Advisory Council.

