AT OPUS
YOUR DREAMS ARE OUR GREATEST WORK.
OUR STORY, MISSION , AND TEAM
WHAT IS THE OPUS DANCE MOVEMENT?
A PRE-PROFESSIONAL YOUTH DANCE COMPANY
LOOKING TO MAKE YOUR DANCER'S DREAM COME TRUE
At Opus Dance Movement, our mission is to create a transformative performing arts center that nurtures the talents and aspirations of young artists from various diverse and accepting communities. We aim to teach dancers what it means to have originality, purpose, uniqueness, and the skill of storybuilding. We are committed to providing a rigorous and inspiring training environment that emphasizes both artistic excellence and essential life skills. We believe that dreams are the foundation of every great achievement, yet the path to realizing them often requires guidance and the right tools. Through our professionally-based curriculum and supportive community, we equip our students with the skills and confidence to turn their dreams into reality, preparing them not only for successful careers in the arts but also for lifelong success in any field they choose to pursue. We strive to be a safe and inclusive space where every dancer can dream boldly, grow confidently, and shine brightly. At Opus Dance Movement, your dreams are our greatest work.
Co-Founder & Co-Director
Lyrical, Contemporary, Acro, and SaCs
Mychal Keels (Sumter, SC) is an award-winning choreographer, instructor, and performer. Mychal is trained within a variety of styles including jazz, ballet, contemporary, acrobatic dance, and hip-hop, but has a primary focus in Horton technique and contemporary movement. He began his dance training in 2013 at North Carolina Central University under Nancy D. Pinckney and Chuck “Baba Chuck” Davis, before continuing his training under Kristi Vincent Johnson (North Carolina Central Univ.) and Avis Hatcher-Puzzo (Fayetteville State University), while dancing as a principal within Koffee Dance Company. Mychal took part in the initial creation process of Charles O. Anderson/Dance Theatre X’s reCurrent Unrest, was a recipient of the Fox Family Foundation Scholarship for the American Dance Festival, and has been a guest artist with Shaleigh Dance Works, Black Leaves Dance Company, and currently serves as the Principal Guest Artist with Festival Ballet Virginia. As a creative and instructor, Mychal strives to bring out the dynamism in every artist, with an acute attention to intricate musicality, laser-sharp precision, and ferocious performance.
Justin Williams
Co-Founder & Co-Director
Jazz, Hip Hop, Contemporary, Musical Theatre
Justin Williams (Durham, NC) is an award-winning, multi-disciplinary visual artist based in the DMV by way of North Carolina. Blending film, dance, and graphic design, Justin seeks to build innovative, personal, and inclusive worlds that feel both familiar and fantastic. A graduate from North Carolina Central University, he bases his work in the experiences of his identities, while also using his platform to collaborate with other marginalized artistic voices. He began his dance training under Nicole Oxendine at Hillside High School. He would later go on to explore dance at North Carolina Central University under the tutelage of Nancy D. Pinckney. He is a member of Koffee Dance Company, and has participated in the American Dance Festival where he performed repertory from the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company (reset by Shalya-Vie Jenkins). He has also performed with Chuck “Baba Chuck” Davis, in Masha Maddux’s Wake Forest Dance Festival, and choreographed for schools on the primary level as well as colleges in North Carolina.