Anabelle Scarborough is a dancer, choreographer, educator, and visual artist based on the East Coast, currently based in the Raleigh–Durham region of North Carolina. Raised in the Appalachian Mountains, her work is deeply informed by themes of beauty, femininity, spontaneity, improvisation, and community.
She trained at the Martha Graham School in New York City and at UNC Chapel Hill, studying modern, contemporary, improvisation, composition, ballet, and heels. She is a 200-hour certified yoga instructor through the Asheville Yoga Center and is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at Wake Forest University. Together, these experiences inform a holistic, trauma-informed approach to movement that honors both emotional and physical wellbeing.
Anabelle is currently a Guest Teaching Artist at North Carolina State University's Department of Performing Arts and Technology. Working at the intersection of art, healing, and community, Anabelle’s interdisciplinary practice spans dance, yoga, photography, film, and arts-based education.
Her projects reimagine how performance can activate and transform shared spaces, inviting audiences into intimate, participatory experiences that emphasize presence, connection, and collective storytelling.
Anabelle’s recent and upcoming work in the music video space includes Return (2025) by Kira McSpice, where she serves as movement director and performer, and Stained Glass (Run For Cover Records, 2022) by Field Medic, for which she choreographed and performed. Through film, she extends the principles of site-specific dance into a visual language that merges movement, environment, and camera perspective. Her background in photography further informs how she frames the body within both natural and constructed landscapes.
Her choreographic approach centers inclusivity, embodiment, and emotional presence. Anabelle prioritizes rehearsal environments where dancers are supported in bringing their individuality and lived experience into the creative process.
Anabelle, alongside her twin sister, is the co-founder of Conjure Arts Collective (@conjure.nyc), a NYC-based collective dedicated to collaborative, multidisciplinary performances and workshops. Through NYC and NC, she curates events, facilitates movement laboratories, and creates spaces for artists to engage in creative inquiry and community care. Anabelle is committed to creating immersive, visceral work that makes movement accessible, safe, and expressive for all.
Contact: creativebyanabelle@gmail.com
Education:
UNC Chapel Hill
The Martha Graham School for Modern Dance
The Asheville Yoga Center
Wake Forest University
Artist in Residence:
North Carolina State University | Department Of Performing Arts and Technology: Raleigh, NC
Dev Dance Theatre: Ojai, CA
The Floor: Brooklyn, NY
Upcoming shows and workshops:
Active Imagination Festival Durham, NC | Jan 27, 28 and 29
Winter//Awakening Day Retreat and Workshop Durham, NC | Feb 1
