Helanius J. Wilkins

Helanius J. Wilkins, a native of Lafayette, LA, is an award winning choreographer, 
performance artist, and instructor, based in Washington, DC. He is the founder & 
artistic director of EDGEWORKS Dance Theater, DC's first-ever all male contemporary 
dance company of predominantly African-American men. He is a much sought-after 
instructor who teaches professional and pre-professional dancers, as well as 
students of various ages and levels of skill. He is also a 2006 Recipient of the 
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Local Dance Commissioning Project. 
Wilkins served as an adjudicator and master teacher at American College Dance 
Festivals in 2004 and 2005. He is a former Associate Artistic Director of the Dance 
Institute of Washington and is currently on faculty at Joy of Motion Dance Center 
and Dance Place. He will be a Guest Artist in Residence at the University of 
Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) in Fall 2006.