Vedra Chandler

Vedra Chandler is a singer and dancer from Camden, New Jersey. She is born in 1980. She grew up in the vicinity of Philadelphia.

Biography

Education and early career

Mrs. Chandler graduated from Harvard University with a degree in Government. Early on she pursued a career in business as a warehouse supervisor.

Start into singing and performing arts

In parallel to the management role she started actively dancing for Bon Joviʼs Philadelphia Soul arena football team. In 2005 she joined the touring company of “Hairspray!”, the hit Broadway Musical.

Later she performed in multiple theater projects around the world. Those included productions of Aida, All Shook Up!, High School Musical[1] and the national tour of The Wizard of Oz.

Current activity

In 2010 Chandler joined Cirque Du Soleil to perform the role of the Soul Singer on Kooza. Her last show was on 5th of April 2015 in Bern, Switzerland.

Memberships

Mrs. Chandler is a member of The National Association of Negro Musicians and Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.

Further reading

References

  1. ↑ Hetrick, Adam (April 9, 2008). "Bet On It: Disney Plans Fourth "High School Musical"". Playbill. Retrieved April 10, 2008.
  2. ↑ Wilkens, Sasha (2015-02-19). "A Day In the Life: Singer and dancer Vedra Chandler of Cirque de Soleil". LibertyLondonGirl. Retrieved 2015-03-07.
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