Raven, from Bronx, NY, began dancing at age 10 at Ballet Tech, the New York City Public School for Dance. She furthered her dance training at the Fiorello H. LaGuardia Arts High School for Music and Art and Performing Arts and the Dance Theatre of Harlem’s (DTH) Pre-Professional program. While at DTH, she was selected as a featured dancer for the Scholastic Children’s book, Beautiful Ballerina by Marilyn Nelson. Upon completion of her high school studies, she attended SUNY Purchase where she graduated summa cum laude with a BFA in Dance with a concentration in ballet. Since graduation and joining Charlotte Ballet, Raven has been recognized as one of Dance Magazine’s “25 to Watch” and The Charlotte Observer’s “1 to Watch.” She is also the recipient of the Delta Sigma Theta (Charlotte Alumnae Chapter) Outstanding Achievement in the Arts award (2019) and The Links Incorporated (Crown Jewels NC Chapter) Crowning Achievements in the Arts Award (2025). In 2022, Raven had the opportunity to return to Ballet Tech as an alumna guest artist to perform the principal role in an excerpt of Marius Petipa’s Raymonda for their Kids Dance performances at the Joyce Theater (New York City). She has performed choreography by Tony Award winner George Faison for the NYC SummerStage Performance Series, Bryan Arias, George Balanchine, Aszure Barton, Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux, Rena Butler, Val Caniparoli, Alejandro Cerrudo, Eliot Feld, Robert Garland, Ja’ Malik, Sasha Janes, Jiří Kylián, Arthur Mitchell, Ohad Naharin, Mthuthuzeli November, Helen Pickett, Dwight Rhoden, and Christopher Stuart.
