Ava Grau

Ava Grau is a dancer, choreographer, and teacher from Dunwoody. She began her training at Dan and Company Studios, where she spent eight years performing with the Atlanta Jazz Theatre company.

Ava is entering her final year at the University of Georgia, pursuing a B.A. in Dance and a B.B.A. in Marketing. Through UGA’s dance department, she has trained extensively in ballet, contemporary, modern, West African, and aerial dance. She has performed in numerous faculty and student works, including pieces by guest artists Maleek Washington and Meg Gourley, and has choreographed her own works, Spilled Milk and Nearly Every Day, for student concerts.

Outside of UGA, Ava has furthered her training by attending the American Dance Festival, where she studied with artists from around the world, as well as the David Dorfman Winter Intensive. Ava is passionate about creating work that challenges expectations, explores complex ideas, and creates meaningful connections with audiences.

I AM INSPIRED BY my creative and talented friends, books, taking walks outside, observing people’s everyday movements, collaboration, music.

I FIND PURPOSE IN creating, performing, making art of all kinds, teaching, learning new things. 

WHAT MAKES ME COME ALIVE Dancing!, seeing something so inspiring you can’t help but create, laughing with my friends, coffee, creating something I’m proud of, ice cream

Instagram: @avagrau_

Website: georgiarood.com