Biography

Caleb Mitchell was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, and started his serious early ballet training at 16 under Rose Marie Floyd. After receiving Caleb’s BFA in dance from the University of Arizona, he joined the Houston Ballet (1998-2007).
In June 2009, Mr. Mitchell received MFA in dance from the University of California, Irvine, and transitioned to Assistant Professor of Dance faculty at Belhaven University in Jackson, Mississippi where he received tenure (2009-2016), Santa Monica College, Associate Dance Professor (2016-2018), and Assistant Professor of Dance at Florida State University School of Dance (2018-2026).
Mr. Mitchell currently serves as Assistant Professor of Dance at Utah Valley University. Caleb’s national guest teaching and choreographic engagements include Houston Ballet 2, Houston Ballet Summer Intensive, Newport Contemporary Ballet, Ballet Hartford, Ad Deum Dance Company, Ballet Pensacola, Texas Ballet Theater Professional Division, Ballet Memphis, See and Be Seen (hosted by Eisenhower Dance Company), Pigmentos Dance Festival, University of Oklahoma, University of Utah, Case Western University, Brigham Young University-Provo, University of California Irvine’s Etude Ensemble, Belhaven University, Cirque du Soliel, Neos Dance Company, Charlotte Ballet Academy, Palm Beach Atlantic University, Con Danza, Houston Metropolitan Dance Company, and others.

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