About

Hi, I’m Rae—the founder of RAEdance/s and creator of this site. I created it to connect with folks, archive my work, and trace my artistic/scholastic genealogy as I continue developing as an

artist | educator | scholar | advocate

RAEdance/s is my life’s work. At times dance company / arts consultancy / EDI firm, I use whatever medium available to share my knowledge about dance, racial equity, and arts education.

I’m available for EDI training, teacher professional development, choreography, dance technique & history courses, research, as well as speaking and writing engagements. You can learn more about my expertise on my CV here.

Wherever our work and passions align, let’s connect using the contact form on the site!

Learn more about me from my bio below:

After over a decade of professional dance performance, choreographic, nonprofit, and education (higher-ed, K-12, and independent sector) experience, Rae Charles Harge has combined her expertise to bring culturally-responsive antiracist arts education to students across Greater Minnesota. As the Minnesota Department of Education's Arts & Equity Specialist, Rae is thrilled to be back working directly with teachers and administrators to ensure that all students have equitable access to quality arts education.

Rae Charles Harge made her professional performance and choreographic debut in 2011 as a Guest Artist & Choreographer for the Threads Dance Project. The following year, Harge was awarded a BFA in Dance with honors from the Tisch School of the Arts and was also recognized as one of the most “up and coming young choreographers” participating in the 2012 Young Choreographer’s Festival in New York City.

She has performed the repertoire of Robert Battle, Ron K. Brown, David Dorfman, Larry Kegwin, Alonzo King, Nicholas Leichter, Sydney Skybetter, Kate Weare, and Jawole Willa Jo Zollar among many others before joining Threads Dance Project as a full-time company member and Development Manager in 2014. She went on, to become an educational leader as Dance Instructor and Board Member at PiM Arts High School in Eden Prairie, MN. Currently, she is fulfilling her passions for the arts, educational reform, and social justice as she pursues a Master’s of Educational Leadership & Policy at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.