
Tara Charvat is a Senior Company Member of Eisenhower Dance Detroit. Tara graduated Summa Cum Laude in 2018 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance from Western Michigan University. While attending WMU, Tara performed works by renowned choreographers such as Paul Taylor, Anthony Tudor, Lew Christensen, Frank Chavez, and Brian Enos. She attended summer programs with New Dialect, chuthis., BODYTRAFFIC LA, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, The Big Muddy Dance Company, and DanceWorks Chicago. In 2018, she received a scholarship to the Lou Conte Dance Studio, where she attended weekly classes with Hubbard Street Dance Chicago artists and presented her own choreography. In 2019, Tara joined NewDances, a collaboration between Thodos Dance Chicago and DanceWorks Chicago. In the 2019–20 season, she apprenticed with Eisenhower Dance Detroit and was promoted to company member in 2020. During her time with Eisenhower, Tara has worked directly with choreographers such as Tess Voelker, Micaela Taylor, Tamisha A. Guy, Norbert de la Cruz III, Maleek Washington, Joshua Peugh, James Gregg, Rauf “Rubberlegz” Yasit, Hope Boykin, and Marc Brew. Tara is also a teaching artist at the School of Eisenhower Dance Detroit and other studios in metro Detroit. She proudly serves as the Assistant Artistic Director of Eisenhower Dance Detroit’s Youth Ensemble and directs EDDYE’s annual performance concert, Dance Mosaics. Tara choreographs throughout metro Detroit and presents solo choreography each year at the Youth America Grand Prix competition.