Biographies

Christine Taylor return

Christine Taylor (dancer) holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Florida State University. Christine has been a member of Jeanne Ruddy Dance since its inception in 1999, performing the choreography of Jeanne Ruddy, Ann Reinking, Mark Dendy, Igal Perry, Peter Sparling, Jane Comfort and Robert Battle.

Along with performing and directing, Christine has taught at Tallahassee Community College, Drexel University, Gwendolyn Bye Dance Center, The Performance Garage, and this year will receive full certification in Pilates.

She has performed with Gwendolyn Bye’s Dancefusion for the past 18 years, performing in reconstructions of classic works by Mary Anthony, Jose Limon, Anna Sokolow and Pauline Koner. Taylor has also danced with Body language Dance Company, which participates extensively in the Young Audience Program.

In 1995, she was appointed Assistant Director of Dancefusion, and from 1997-2002, was the director of fusion 2, a training company for young dancers. Christine has also worked with many local independent choreographers and in 1999, performed with Ann-Marie Mulgrew & Dancers at Toronto’s Fringe Festival of Independent Dance Artists. She was a soloist with Trapezius Aerial Dance, performing on trapeze, hoop, harness and giant aerial stilts.

This year Christine was appointed rehearsal director for Jeanne Ruddy Dance.