Team Eric Hampton

Eric Hampton graduated from Interlochen Arts Academy and the Juilliard School. He danced with Netherlands Dance Theater, the Scapino Ballet and the Washington Ballet, where he was also a resident choreographer.

From 1981 until 1986, Mr. Hampton directed his own studio, Dance Downtown, in Washington, D.C. Mr. Hampton was a faculty member and resident choreographer for the Maryland Youth Ballet. A highly respected teacher, Hampton trained professional dancers and conducted master classes throughout the United States and Europe.

Mr. Hampton founded Eric Hampton Dance in 1991 to bring his brand of classically inspired contemporary movement to audiences throughout the Washington area. His critically acclaimed choreography has been performed by the Juilliard School, Orlando Ballet II, The Washington Ballet, and many locally based professional troupes, including Bowen McCauley Dance, CityDance Ensemble, Dakshina, Karen & Alvin, Rincones & Company Dance Theater, Dancesmith, and Movieus Contemporary Ballet. Hampton won the D.C. Mayor’s Arts Award for Excellence in an Artistic Discipline, the Pola Nirenska Award, and the Gene Frey Award for Fund Raising from the Whitman Walker Clinic. Mr. Hampton was diagnosed with Lou Gehrig’s disease in 1997. He passed away in February 2001.