Dancer
Kaelen began dancing at the age of 16 under the direction of Desire Cremer at Aiea High School on the island of Oahu. He earned his B.F.A. in Dance Performance and Choreography from Towson University where he worked alongside notable individuals such as Runqiao Du, Catherine Hortahayden, Vincent Thomas, Alison Siedentstricker, Caroline Rocher-Barnes, Linda-Denise Fisher-Harrell, Nicole Martinell and more. He has also had the pleasure of performing at the American College Dance Association and Baltimore Theatre Project. From 2022-2023, Kaelen Gouveia joined the Ruth Page Civic Ballet Training Program directed by Victor Alexander and Maray Gutierrez. While being a Ruth Page Civic Ballet Trainee, he also had the pleasure of being an apprentice with Hedwig Dances. Under the direction of Jan Bartoszek, he performed Metamorphos, a sequel to Oskar Schlemmer’s Triadic Ballet. Kaelen joined Hedwig Dances in 2023.