Ari Fine

Arianna (Ari) Fine is a dancer, teacher, choreographer, and actress. Ari grew up in Avon, Ohio, 30 minutes outside of Cleveland. She began her training at Miss Kristin’s Dance Studio in Avon Lake, Ohio, when she was 3 years-old.

In 2018, Ari graduated from The Ohio State University, where she received a BFA in Dance. Ari studied abroad her senior year in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, with the OSU Dance Tour Group, performing repertory and taking workshops in an array of styles. The OSU Department of Dance shows she has been in, include: Senior Concert (2018), Extravaganza the Show (2017), Pacific Trace (2015) by Daniel Roberts, Dido and Aeneas (2016) by Susan Van Pelt Petry, That’s a Catchy Song Though (2015) by Lexi Stilianos, several BFA and MFA works, and in the Columbus Fashion Show (2015).

Ari Received the Arts and Humanities Undergraduate Research Small Grant, the Karen A. Bell Dance Fund Grant, and was commissioned to set a piece for Columbus Modern Dance Company’s Annual Mother’s Day performance.

Ari was a member and secretary of The Club Dance Team at Ohio State, nationally ranked at NDA Nationals. She has taken master classes from Teddy Forance, Bebe Miller, professional Cleveland Cavaliers NBA dancers, professional Hip-Hop choreographers like Shandon Perez, and many others.

In summer of 2019, Ari completed the 3-month Training Program at Broadway Dance Center. She focused on Street Styles, and continued to train in all styles. Some of her mentors/teachers include: David Thomas, Ryan Miller, Marcus Allan Cobb, Tom Richardson, Dan Lai, Yvonne Marie-Sain, Hector Lopez, Jill Kenney, Natalya Stavro, and more. Ari performed at Lincoln Center for the Keenan Fellowship performance, on ABC T.V.’s Annual Columbus Day Parade, at Broadway Dance Center, and for many peer/teacher projects. She acted background on several T.V. shows, such as, Mr. Robot, The Deuce, America's Funniest Home Videos, and The View.