Born and raised in South West Philadelphia, received their B.F.A. in Dance & Ballet performance from the University of the Arts, School of Dance. They danced professionally with Complexions Contemporary Ballet, Les Ballets Jazz De Montreal (BJM) and Camille A. Brown & Dancers. Mark has also graced the commercial and theatrical stage, performing in shows and films like "America's Got Talent," "Step Up 2: The Streets" and Sapphira Cristal's (of Rupauls Drag Race Season 16) North American tour "the Cristal Ball." Mark was recently named a 2023 Princess Grace Award Recipient in Choreography and a 2023 Ann & Weston Hicks Choreography Fellow at Jacob’s Pillow.
Mark has been awarded the Philadelphia Rocky Award for Outstanding Dance Performance, the Pennsylvania Ballet Choreography Award and Choreography Awards from Youth American Grand Prix. Mark was an Emerging Choreographer at Springboard Danse Montreal in 2018 and the recipient of the 2019/2020 EMERGE Choreography Award from Springboard Danse & Gibney Company. Mark has been commissioned by American Ballet Theater (ABT), The Clarice and BlackLight Summit, Gibney Company, Whim W'Him Contemporary Dance Seattle, DanceWorks Chicago, Dark Circles Contemporary Dance, Kit Modus, PA Ballet II, Pace University, the Ailey School, Boykin Dance, SALT 2, Bennington College, Illinois State University and University of the Arts School of Dance.
Mark was co-director of The Thriving Artist Project, a program offering a free Pre-Professional experience to young dance artists in Plano TX. Mark was Artist in Residence at University of the Arts School of Dance from 2021-2024, and currently is guest faculty, choreographer and senior mentor at Bennington College. Mark is on Contemporary Faculty at Gibney Dance NY, an ambassador with MindLeaps and a freelance educator, dancer, choreographer. Create + Connect, a platform highlighting LGBTQIA+ artists through movement workshops and networking opportunities, was created in 2021. Mark founded BigKid Dance, a Philly based queer movement collective, in 2018. Mark's work with BIGKID DANCE has been presented at Maryland Hall MD, DancePlace DC, Arts-on-Site NYC, and more.