Bennyroyce Royon is a Filipino-American producer, director, choreographer, and educator working between Seattle and New York City. He received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance from The Juilliard School. Other dance training includes Springboard Danse Montréal, Boston Ballet Summer Dance Program, and The Rock School Summer Ballet Intensive. He has worked on Broadway (The King and I), at The Metropolitan Opera (Madama Butterfly, Turandot, The First Emperor), at the New York Philharmonic (The Cunning Little Vixen), and with several dance companies including Armitage Gone! Dance, Sidra Bell Dance New York, Carolyn Dorfman Dance, and Bad Boys of Dance. Royon has been noted by The New York Times for his "keenly focused, succinct way with movement." He has worked with choreographers Aszure Barton, Karole Armitage, Darrell Grand Moultrie, Christopher Gattelli, Greg Zane, Sidra Bell, and Carolyn Dorfman, among others. He has received commissions from Atlanta Ballet, Ballet Hispánico, Point Park University, Mason Gross School of the Arts, American University, DeSales University, and The Joffrey Academy of Dance to name a few. His works have been praised by dance critics as "unexpected and heart-stoppingly dramatic" and "refreshingly original." He has been awarded several creative residencies including CUNY Dance Initiative, Velocity Dance Center’s Creative Resident Award, and The Joffrey Ballet’s Winning Works Choreography Award. In 2010, he founded Bennyroyce Dance, a project-based contemporary dance company. The company inspires, educates, and uplifts diverse audiences through meaningful performances, classes, workshops, and community events. Bennyroyce Dance has performed in New York City, Seattle, Bellevue, and St. Louis. Royon is excited to relocate Bennyroyce Dance to the Pacific Northwest, bring high-quality dance experiences to various communities, and contribute to the Seattle contemporary dance scene.