Biographies

Kim Y. Bears return

Kim Y. Bears has been a dancer with Philadelphia's own Philadanco since 1981 and in 1989 was promoted to the position of Assistant Artistic Director. In 1988 Ms. Bears represented Philadanco at The American Dance Festival in North Carolina where she performed two solo works by Dr. Pearl Primus.

In 1992, she was awarded the prestigious "Bessie," the New York Dance and Performance Award. Ms. Bears visited Xian/Beijing China in 1994 to perform for the government of China at their fifth international Arts and Cultural Festival. She received the 1997 Camerata Award of Excellence from The William Penn High School in Philadelphia for her outstanding dedication and contribution to the performing arts.

She attended the Duke Ellington High School of Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. and received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from The University of the Arts in Philadelphia.