Charlotte Griffin works internationally as a choreographer, performer, and teacher.  She was first introduced to dance by Annie Dwyer, Nina Wheeler, and Tommi Overcash-Galaska in Durham, North Carolina.  In 1993, she moved to New York City to study at The Juilliard School with support in part from the Mary Duke Biddle Foundation.  She completed her BFA in Dance under the direction of Mr. Benjamin Harkarvy and was honored with the prestigious Martha Hill Award for excellence in her field of study.   The encouragement of Ms. Bessie Shönberg and Mr. Harkarvy influenced Charlotte to choreograph.  Her work has been commissioned by the American Dance Festival, Institut del Teatre, Les Ballets jazz de Montréal, Juilliard Dance Ensemble, Marymount Manhattan College, Eliot Feld's Kids Dance, Bates Dance Festival, Patricia Kenny Dance Collection, Peridance Professional Trainees, Princeton University, Rutgers University, and more.  This is Charlotte's second invitation to create for the New York Choreographic Institute.

The direction of her choreography is guided by a passion for inter-arts collaboration.  Charlotte and composer, Milica Paranosic, developed an artistic kinship at Juilliard and have since co-created over a dozen works for dance and new music.  Interested in computer technology, Charlotte is crafting dance movements and pedestrian gestures for the 3-D computer animated short film, Summer Breeze, by animators Yaron Canetti and Shen-Fang Chen.  In addition, she is choreographer in residence with Vision into Art, a multi-media performance ensemble.  VIA is creating Sounds, an interdisciplinary investigation into the works of Kandinsky to be presented at the Chelsea Art Museum in March.  In addition to choreographing, Charlotte teaches dance composition, improvisation, and repertory at Marymount Manhattan College's Dance Department.  In summer 2006, Charlotte had a Bessie Schönberg Choreographers Residency at The Yard on Martha's Vineyard.