Demetia Hopkins is a performing artist and dance educator based in Central Virginia. She is a Co-Artistic Director at the Orange School of Performing Arts, where she received her early dance training under the direction of Ricardo Porter. Ms. Hopkins holds a Master of Fine Arts from Hollins University and a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Fordham University, where she graduated with honors in 2009 while a member of Ailey II. In 2010 she joined the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. During her six-year tenure in the company, she was honored to perform ballets by many prestigious choreographers from around the world, including Alvin Ailey’s signature solo Cry.

In 2019, Demetia made her Broadway debut in Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Oklahoma! as Associate Choreographer, Dance Captain, and Principal Understudy for Dream Laurey. She was a member of Sleep No More at the McKittrick Hotel and has performed with the Francesca Harper Project, Project-Inc, Mimi Garrard, Elizabeth Turk and performing arts pioneer Dianne McIntyre. She served as Ms. McIntyre's Assistant to the Choreographer for Intimate Apparel, written by Lynn Nottage and directed by Bartlett Sher, and is honored to assist Ms. McIntyre both artistically and administratively. Ms. Hopkins has taught and set choreography in local schools across the country and abroad. Highlighted as one of Dance Magazine's “Top 25 To Watch,” and honored as a recipient of a Leonore Annenberg Fellowship in the Arts, Demetia is proud to give back to the community that supported her formative years.