Born in Trinidad and Tobago, Bridgette trained at the Caribbean School of Dancing (CSD) before obtaining her Bachelor of Fine Arts with Honours in Dance from York University in Toronto, Canada (2009). Upon completing her BFA she returned to Trinidad and began teaching Ballet, Jazz and Tap dance at CSD and was appointed Rehearsal Director of Metamorphosis Dance Company where she served in this role for 15 years until May 2024.
In Trinidad and Tobago, her work has been featured in a number of national, cultural and international events hosted locally and regionally; Soca Monarch King and Queen of Carnival competition, The Lost Tribe stage presentations, 5th Summit of the Americas, Carifesta 2019, the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Youth Games (2023) and the Caribbean Premier League Finals Halftime Show (2024) amongst others. Wilson’s work has also been performed internationally in Suriname (2012), Costa Rica (2013) and Scotland (2014) as a part of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Wilson is the first recipient of the CoCo Choreographer’s Award (2012) at Trinidad and Tobago’s highlight dance event, CoCo Dance Festival and was nominated for a National Youth Awards in 2016. Through her continued work within the Carnival circuit with The Lost Tribe, Wilson was the lead choreographer on the award-winning film produced by the band in 2021, LAVWAY.
Ms. Wilson holds an Associate in Modern Theatre Dance from The Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing (2005) as well as a Certificate of Higher Education: Dance Education from the Royal Academy of Dance (2016). In March 2020 she was awarded Registered Teachers Status by the same institution. She was a recipient of the 2016/17 Leverhulme Arts Scholarships for Choreography as a student of the Master of Arts Choreography program at the Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance in London, England. On successful completion of the MA Choreography, Wilson returned to Trinidad in 2017 in the role of principal at Caribbean School of Dancing.
