Bruce Wood, a highly acclaimed dance choreographer and artistic director of the Bruce Wood Dance Project, died from complications of pneumonia and heart failure on Wednesday. According to a release from the Bruce Wood Dance Project, the death was sudden and unexpected. Wood, born in 1961, was 53.
Wood was artistic director and sole choreographer of Bruce Wood Dance Company from 1996-2007 and Bruce Wood Dance Project from 2010 to the present. He is survived by his mother and two siblings. The family has asked that donations be made Bruce Wood Dance Project (www.brucewoodance.org) in lieu of flowers. The next Bruce Wood Dance Project performance will continue as scheduled at the Dallas City Performance Hall on June 12-13.