Ryan Casey

Ryan P. Casey is a “whimsically inventive” (The Boston Globe) teacher, performer, writer, and choreographer regularly seen in Boston and New York. A founding member of Dorrance Dance, he trained primarily with Thelma Goldberg and Kelly Kaleta in Lexington, MA, performed with the Legacy Dance Company and with Aaron Tolson’s New England Tap Ensemble, and was featured during season six of So You Think You Can Dance.

In 2015, Ryan was recognized as one of Dance Magazine’s “25 to Watch” for his “freakishly clean footwork....reminiscent of Fred Astaire,” as well as one of The Boston Globe's “25 Most Innovative People Under 25.”

Twice a Massachusetts Cultural Council grant recipient, Ryan has presented original work for his ensemble, Ryan P. Casey & Dancers, at such venues as Jacob’s Pillow Inside/Out series, Symphony Space, Southern Vermont Dance Festival, and David Parker’s Soaking WET series. He has also danced for jazz luminaries Billy Siegenfeld and Adrienne Hawkins.

A Capezio Athlete who can “morph from a giraffe into a grasshopper with the graceful fold of the limbs” (The New York Times), Ryan has worked with studios, colleges, festivals, and youth companies across North America, including: Hofstra, Brown, The Boston Conservatory, American College Dance Festival, Tap United, Beantown Tapfest, Calgary’s Tri-Tone Youth Rhythm Ensemble, and Candy Apples Dance Center (of TV’s Dance Moms fame).

As a creative artist who wears many hats, Ryan writes frequently for publications such as Dance Studio Life, Dance Magazine, Dance Spirit, and Dance Teacher, and was profiled by Dance Studio Life in December 2013.

Currently on faculty at Boston University and choreographing for the University of Connecticut Tap Team, Ryan is a proud alumnus of New York University’s Gallatin School, The School at Jacob’s Pillow, and the National YoungArts Foundation.