The Ailey School

Doug Baum began his dance training in Maryland at Mid-Atlantic Center for the Performing Arts before graduating from the Baltimore School for the Arts in 2016.  Baum graduated from the Ailey/Fordham BFA Program in Dance in 2010 and he apprenticed with Ailey II for two years. Baum has participated in programs such as Springboard Danse, NDT Maximum Dance Course, Jacob’s Pillow, and the Fire Island Dance Festival before joining his first professional company.  Since graduating, Baum has toured internationally with Rasta Thomas Bad Boys of Dance, Compagnie Flak, and Les Ballets Jazz e Montreal. Baum has completed three seasons with Zhukov Dance Theater in addition to guesting with Jose Mateo, Ezdanza, Thang Dao, Company XIV, Peridance Contemporary Dance Company, and iLuminate as seen on America’s Got Talent.  He is a member of L.A. Dance Project.