Welcome Cameron Basden

Cameron Basden is thrilled to be joining Miami City Ballet School as Managing Director. Throughout her life, Cameron has carried many roles in her career giving her a varied and realistic perspective on the dance community. She works with passion, knowledge and organization in the projects she undertakes. Cameron is the Co-Founder & Artistic Director of Miami Dance Hub, a non-profit organization founded in South Florida to unite, educate, equip, excite and support professional/non-professional dancers in maximizing their potential, influence and opportunities. She has lived and breathed the dance industry for 20+ years. After a successful performing career with the Joffrey Ballet, Cameron served as rehearsal director and associate director of that company and director of dance at Interlochen Center for the Arts. Cameron was a muse for Gerald Arpino in the creation of his ballets and danced in a variety of styles by many noted choreographers. She stages ballets as répétiteur all over the globe. She has also worked in film projects with PBS, portrayed herself in Robert Altman’s movie, “The Company” and produces collaborative events throughout the U.S.

An advocate of lifelong education, training and mentorship, Cameron serves on the board of The Arpino Foundation, and the DanceNOW! Miami advisory board. She now makes her home in Miami, a city she loves for its diversity, community and for being a cultural mecca.