Background
He was born in Elgin, Illinois on May 2, 1979.
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Wade Schaaf
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Education
After graduating from Northern Illinois University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theater Arts (Dance Performance Emphasis) in 2001, he went on to dance for such companies as The Ohio Ballet, State Street Ballet, River North Chicago Dance Company and Thodos Dance Chicago.
Career
He has created works on such companies as The Omaha Theater Ballet (Now Ballet Nebraska), Groundwork Dance Company, and Thodos Dance Chicago. At Northern Illinois University he performed in various ballets and contemporary choreographies such as The Sleeping Beauty, The Nutcracker, Paquita, and Giselle. After leaving the university setting, he performed extensively throughout the United States, Europe and Asia.
During his career, he performed works by such choreographers as Kennet Oberly, Lauri Stallings, Bill Soleau, Septime Webre, Stephen Mills, Frank Chavez, and Ann Reinking.
Reinking created the role of Carter Harrison in the ballet, "The White City: Chicago"s Colombian Exposition". Schaaf retired in 2012.
Chicago based contemporary dance company founded by Wade Schaaf. The company, founded on November 13, 2011, is dedicated to the contemporary choreographic voice, and sitting at the forefront of what is presented in dance and storytelling. premiered at the Ruth Page Center for the Arts in 2012.
