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Cheryl Cutlip

Founder & Executive Director

CHERYL CUTLIP is the founding director of THE PROJECT DANCE FOUNDATION, formed as a mission to bring hope and healing to the world through the universal language of dance.  The organization got its start in New York City in 2002 and has presented 3-day dance events in over 25 cities around the globe including Canada, USA, Australia, China, The Philippines, Israel, UK, Costa Rica, Peru, Malaysia, Singapore and Taiwan.

A native of North Carolina, Cheryl’s dance career began in Nashville, TN at OPRYLAND USA. After working on a cruise ship, living in Japan while dancing at TOKYO’S DISNEYLAND, and performing in the European tour of 42ND STREET, Cheryl moved to New York where she became a RADIO CITY ROCKETTE.Cheryl enjoyed performing with the ROCKETTES for 15 years where her duties included dance captain; assistant choreographer and spokesperson for nationally televised appearances including one-on-one interviews with Katie Couric, Diane Sawyer, and Larry King. She was the co-choreographer for KICK INTO FITNESS; and choreographer for CHRISTMAS ACROSS AMERICA promotional tours, THE YANKEE PENANT PARADE and NBC’s ROCKEFELLER CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING special.

Other career credits include the Broadway National Tour of CRAZY FOR YOU and the Broadway benefit to the stars version of MACK AND MABLE starring Jerry Herman and Donna McKechnie. Cheryl also danced in the jazz company, WALKERDANCE under the direction of Chet Walker where she performed in a benefit concert for lyricist and composer, Stephen Schwartz. Cheryl currently directs a precision dance company called The Carolina Snowbelles (www.thecarolinasnowbelles.com) and operates The Space @ Project Dance, the foundation’s dance training and education headquarters in Boone, NC.

She is celebrating her 28th year of marriage and has two children ages 19 and 16.

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the History
of 
Project Dance

2002

How we began

The founder of The Project Dance Foundation is Cheryl Cutlip, former Radio City Rockette and Westminster Theological Seminary student.  Project Dance began in 2002 shortly after the events of 911 as a way of bringing hope and healing to the broken city streets of New York.  Participating dancers along with the public were moved by the event and desired to repeat the event the following year.  Today Project Dance is in more than 30 cities and there are a total of 20 new cities slated to host Project Dance events in the future.  The New York event, now in its 22nd year has a governor’s proclamation and has been named as one of the top ten dance events in New York City.

2002-2025

Our heart in the matter

The Project Dance Foundation offers the universal language of dance to the public through outdoor open air concerts held around the globe.  These concerts bring hope and healing to hearts and offer a positive message to those who attend.   Dancers around the world gather to encourage and support one another through training, networking and performances.  Our goal is to see every dancer nurtured to their fullest human potential, and by doing so, to realize a more positive and redemptive culture of dance and entertainment for the future generations.

2025-beyond

Where we are headed

During our 20th Anniversary event in Kona, Hawaii, dancers from around the world gathered to celebrate this milestone in our history.  It was clear that Project Dance is needed now more than ever to bring support to dancers everywhere.  Our goal is to see 20 new cities for Project Dance Events over the next 20 years of our history.  Let's dance around the world together!

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