Dina McDermott

Dina McDermott, after earning her B.F.A. in Dance at The Juilliard School, performed Off-Broadway and in the downtown New York scene. During over three decades in the dance world, she has been a contemporary dancer, choreographer, artistic director (LEAVING GROUND/DANCE) teacher and dance writer. She is currently writing a book on world dance forms which she has encountered in her travels to Cuba, Bali and elsewhere. Dina has served on the faculty of Pacific Northwest Ballet School in Seattle since 2001.