Meet Thomas Downey

Thomas is a 2021 graduate of George Mason University’s Mason School of Dance and Honors College, graduating on the Dean’s List with a BFA in Dance and a Minor in Astronomy.  Thomas has worked with Tiffany Rea-Fisher & J. Bouey from the Elisa Monte Dance Company summer intensive in Lake Placid NY in 2018, Nicola Monaco, Christine Bonansea Saulut, & Sandra Marin Garcia from the Dance Italia workshop intensive in Lucca, Italy in 2019, as well as with Millie Parker & William J. Miller Jr. for ICONS Choreographic Institute at the Dance Loft in Washington, DC in 2022.  Thomas started dancing when he was 7 and attended several different studios in Northern VA.  He was trained mainly in Tap & Ballet, but also studied a wide range of dance forms including Contemporary, Modern, Hip Hop, Jazz, and Musical Theater.  Once in college he was trained in many different styles of Modern and Ballet, as well as classes in dance anatomy, somatics, kinesiology, improvisation, and choreography.  He worked as a summer instructor and guest performer for the Prince William County, Virginia Parks and Recreation Dance Program from 2018-2021.  He was the Acting Dance Coordinator from September-November 2021 for the PWC Parks and Rec Dance Program and continues to be a Dance Instructor and Program Assistant. Thomas has been a member of Gin Dance Company since May 2022.