YAROQUE
dance theater
Yaroque Dance Theatre is a project based company in New York City founded by Shelby Green in 2024. The company fuses various dance styles of diverse mediums, including drag, clowning, and mime, to create innovative, multidisciplinary works. Yaroque has premiered performances at The Chain Theatre in New York City, presented three works with the Royal Conservatoire of Dance in The Hague, and showcased dance films at festival all around the world.
OUR TEAM
SHELBY GREEN
artistic director
Shelby is the artistic director and choreographer of Yaroque Dance Theatre, a company they founded to unite diverse artistic voices into a distinctive movement language. Their works have been showcased internationally, including in Tel Aviv, Israel, New York and Ohio, USA, and at the Royal Conservatoire of Dance in The Hague, Netherlands, as well as in four dance-for-film projects. "Yaroque" ("ya-rok"), meaning "green" in Hebrew, reflects both Shelby's surname and their commitment puns. Inspired by clowning, mime, and drag, Shelby’s choreography embraces freedom of expression and emotional vulnerability. Combining the camp and comedy of their influences with their classical training in Graham and Balanchine techniques, their work blends hyper-performance with an internal softness. They are dedicated to fostering a safe, inclusive, and dynamic environment for both performers and collaborators.
Belleza
rehearsal director
The iconically mononymous, Belleza, has been dancing Shelby’s choreography since 2020 and has been able to find the accuracy through their movement. They now serve and the meticulous yin to Shelby’s imaginative yang. Originally from San Antonio, Texas, Belleza graduated with a BFA in Dance Performance and a BS in Applied Physiology and Health Management from Southern Methodist University. She now resides in New York City, working as a teaching artist with DMF Youth, and a company member with Ballet Nepantla.