CAREER OVERVIEW

Nicholas Palmquist is an internationally recognised teacher and choreographer, currently based in EUROPE.

As a freelance dancer in NEW YORK CITY, his eclectic work experience ranged from films like In The Heights and episodes of SNL, TheTonight Show, and Netflix Original Series; to live performances with American Dance Machine at the JOYCE THEATER and GUGGENHEIM Works and Process Series. He danced for Mia Michaels at RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL with The Rockettes, and again for Rob Ashford at The Tony Awards.

The archival nature of American Dance Machine for the Twenty-first Century, and the niche slice of New York history he experienced with Wayne Cilento, Margo Sappington, and Donna Mckechnie cultivated a deep respect for process, which contrasted fabulously with the commercial projects of a social media society, and his AMERICAN MID-WEST upbringing. Nicholas and his movement have been featured in Vogue Magazine, the CFDA X VOGUE GALA, Numero China, Dance Magazine, Dance Teacher Magazine, Tanz Magazine,  Vogue Mexico, Nordstrom, and at NYFW for Jean Paul Gaultier and Kenzo.

Nicholas has partnered Diana Vishneva in an Edward Club original work and taught for her festival, “Context”, in both MOSCOW and ST PETERSBURG, and recently created a world premiere for THE SEMPEROPER BALLETT in GERMANY. Nicholas has taught workshops for STAATSBALLETT BERLIN and their educational program TANZ IST KLASSE! that continue to develop his genre bending movement language into a Method, and from a pedagogic perspective, has worked to b r o a d e n his experiences by seeing his ideas translated across a variety of ages and levels of experience. In addition to his world-famous classes at Steps on Broadway in NEW YORK CITY, Nicholas has accepted invitations to teach in ITALY, SPAIN, THE PHILIPPINES, FRANCE, LONDON, GERMANY, BRAZIL, AUSTRIA, MEXICO, SWEDEN, RUSSIA, POLAND, PARAGUAY, SHANGHAI, JAPAN, SLOVAKIA, SWEDEN, and SWITZERLAND.

During the Pandemic, from the Instagram account, "@napalmquist”, Nicholas raised and coordinated thousands of dollars to help facilitate the relationship between dance spaces, artists, students, and patrons. His unique focus on artistry, education, and musicality has been hugely supported by social media and he is grateful and curious to be an artist of his generation. His experiences teaching online during the Pandemic, alone, from the studios of Broadway Dance Center in Time Square shaped, challenged, and affirmed his love for quality dance education.

Nicholas’ recent collaboration with Dance Masterclass, Intro to the Art of Teaching is available, now, on the international subscription platform.