Doug Hooker is a Minneapolis based dance artist, originally from Keizer, Oregon. Having graduated from the University of Oregon with a B.A. in Dance, he is very thankful to have had a wide variety of professional performing opportunities. Such performances have included dancing with the Santa Clara Vanguard Drum and Bugle Corps in Santa Clara, California, touring with the Broadway show Blast!, both nationally and internationally, as well as independent projects throughout the Twin Cities. Works of note include: Dancing People Company in Ashland, Oregon under the direction of Robin Stiehm, Threads Dance Project, Paula Mann, Erinn Liebhard’s Rhythmically Speaking, Collide Theatrical, and the MN Opera. This is Doug’s fifth season performing with ARENA DANCES.