Charles Butts

Born in Mississippi, Butts grew up in Los Angeles and studied dance at UC Irvine. He performed with Dance Spectrum, the Xoregos Dance Company, Ballet Trocadero de Monte Carlo in New York, and the Valerie Huston Dance Company in Santa Barbara. Butts danced in tours to South America and Japan. Photo by Jackie Poitier; Courtesy of Carlos Carvajal