Graduates of The Sharon Disney Lund School of Dance at CalArts make their mark on the world through their dynamic and influential work. Our alumni network includes groundbreaking dancers, choreographers, and performance artists. Here are a few of them.
Dancers
- Rachel Abrahams (BFA 09): Bryn Cohn + Artists, Shen Wei Dance Arts, Fuerza Bruta
- Melissa Bourkas (BFA 08): BODYTRAFFIC
- Lainey Bowers (BFA 14): Lula Washington Dance Theater
- Nick Bruder (BFA 09): Sleep No More by Punchdrunk, Patricia Noworol Dance Theater, Palissimo Company
- Amanda Castro (BFA 12): Urban Bush Women
- Chloe Crenshaw (BFA 21): GALLIM Dance, Ballet BC
- Ariana Daub (BFA 12): Ate9 Dance Company
- Jonathan Fredrickson (BFA 06): Pina Bausch/Tanztheater Wuppertal, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago
- Crystaldawn Bell Galante (BFA 09) and Norma Fong (BFA 05): Robert Moses’ KIN
- Leo Gallo (BFA 08): Diavolo | Architecture in Motion, Tokyo Disney Resort Entertainment
- Simon Greenberg (BFA 17): Diavolo
- Ashley Handel (BFA 10): Third Rail Projects, Tanya Tenenbaum
- Alice Holland (BFA 11): Disney Cruise Line Entertainment
- Jade Hooper (BFA 15): Hubbard Street 2
- Spencer Lenain (BFA 24): LA Dance Project
- Min Li (BFA 07): Batsheva Dance Ensemble, Scapino Ballet Rotterdam
- Erika Marosi (BFA 09) Ricky Martin Música + Alma + Sexo and One World tours
- Ryan Mason (MFA 07): Johannes Wieland/Tanztheater Kassel
- Megan McCarthy (BFA 12): Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company
- Dallas McMurray (BFA 06): Mark Morris Dance Group
- Nycole Merritt (BFA 96): Dallas Black Dance Theatre
- Emara Neymour-Jackson (BFA 20): Owen Cox Dance Company, Princess Grace 2024 Honoraria
- Nikki Pfeiffer (BFA 13): Santa Barbara Dance Theater
- Julia Romanskaya (BFA 10): Bryn Cohn + Artists
- Nicholas Ruscica (BFA 20): Limon Dance Company
- Mak Thornquest (BFA 22): Bill T Jones/Arnie Zane Company
- Michael Tomlin III (BFA 12): Lula Washington Dance Theatre, Tokyo Disney Resort Entertainment
- Kristi Tornga (BFA 11): Paul Taylor Dance Company, Jessica Gaynor Dance
- Jasmine Sugar (BFA 18): Gerard & Kelly
- Kevin Zambrano (BFA 18): West Side Story Broadway
Artistic directors
- Ella Ben-Aharon (BFA 03): YelleB Dance Ensemble
- Daniel Charon (MFA 13): Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company
- Bryn Cohn (BFA 10): Bryn Cohn + Artists
- Frit Fuller (MFA 88, BFA 84) and Frat Fuller (BFA 86): KIN Dance Company
- Jessica Gaynor (MFA 02): Jessica Gaynor Dance
- Amanda Hart (BFA 05): Hart Pulse Dance Company
- Jacques Heim (MFA 91): Diavolo | Architecture in Motion
- Sahar Javedani (MFA 03): compani javedani
- Alonzo King (BFA 72, HD 07): Alonzo King LINES Ballet
- Rebecca Levy (MFA 11): Jacksonville Dance Theater
- Lindsey Lollie (BFA 12): Lollieworks
- Arianne MacBean (MFA 99): The Big Show Co.
- Max Martin (BFA 23) and Mandolin Burns (BFA 23): founders of Crawlspace
- Mersiha Mesihovic (BFA 11): CircuitDebris
- Laura Gorenstein Miller (BFA 92): Helios Dance Theater, Lester Horton Award winner
- Dulce Escabado Munoz (MFA 24): Founding Artistic Director of Tijuana Dance Company
- Marissa Osato (MFA 18): Entity Contemporary Dance
- Leslie Scott (MFA 16): Founding Artistic Director of BODYART
- Dawn Stoppiello (BFA 89): Troika Ranch, Bessie Award winner
- Lisa Townsend (MFA 94): Lisa Townsend Company
- Kate Weare (BFA 94): Kate Weare Company
- Wang Yuanyuan (MFA 03): Beijing Dance Theater
- Stephanie Zaletel (BFA 12): Founding Artistic Director of szalt
Choreographers
- Luciana Achugar (BFA 95): Two-time Bessie Award winner
- Maria Hassabi (MFA 94): Herb Alpert Award winner
- Wanda Gala (BFA 05): Choreographer, Narcissister
- Mary Ann Kellogg (MFA 75): Film/television: Clueless, Mad Men, Saving Mr. Banks, Twyla Tharp Dance
- Levi Gonzalez (BFA 97)
- Brooke Smiley (BFA 05)
Dance education, production, and administration
- Estelle Woodward Arnal (BFA 96): Jacob’s Pillow Dance
- Jaime Bishton (BFA 84): Twyla Tharp Dance, The Broad Stage, BODY TRAFFIC
- Katie Diamond (BFA 03) Limón Dance Company, Elsie Management
- Natalie Metzger (MFA 11): Producer/director: Vanishing Angle, Emma’s Choice, Special Blood
- Iris Pell-Davison (BFA 73): Idyllwild Arts Academy
- Cynthia Pepper (BFA 84): CP Collaborative
- Alexandria Yalj (MFA 07): Early Morning Opera