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From commerce to art: The English National Ballet has presented a double bill featuring Crystal Pite and Kameron N. Saunders—a specialist in moving advertising

by Isabelle Brouwers

Kameron N. Saunders is at home under stadium lights. Touring the world as a commercial dancer with Taylor Swift, Chappell Roan and other pop sensations, he commands an online following of over two million.What many of those followers may not know is, long before the stadium lights, Saunders’ formation was classical. Raised in St. Louis, he began dancing as a child, receiving a scholarship at the Center of Creative Arts. Encouraged to pursue ballet training, it was there that his “fascination with dance creation” first took hold.

After graduating from the University of Missouri–Kansas City’s Conservatory of Music and Dance, Saunders began his career in dance teaching and choreography in St Louis. Drawn to choreographers such as William Forsythe, Alonzo King and Crystal Pite, he ...

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