Kathy Luo (She/Her) is a dance artist based in Fresno, California. She is an Assistant Professor of Dance
at California State University, Fresno. Kathy holds an MFA in Dance and the Dance
Teaching Artist Certificate from Arizona State University. Her professional expertise
includes Modern, and Postmodern Contemporary Dance practice, Dance Composition, Asian
Diaspora Dance studies, and Yoga/Pilates training. Kathy's dance research focuses
on interdisciplinary collaboration in immersive theater and site-specific dance settings.
She believes dance is a powerful tool to connect human beings and bring different
disciplines together to initiate artistic rapport.
As a dedicated dancer and researcher, Kathy has attended numerous conferences, including
the 16th Nordic Forum for Dance Research Conference held in Oslo, Norway, the American
College Dance Association Conference (ACDA), the National Dance Education Organization
Conference (NDEO), Las Vegas Dance in the Desert Festival, L.A. Feedback Film Festival,
Utah Dance Film Festival, Arizona Dance Festival, and Southeast Theatre Conference
(SETC). Additionally, Kathy is the selected performing artist for 2023 Mark DeGarmo
Dance’s Transcultural and Trans-disciplinary Salon Performance in New York City. She
has also been selected for the 2024 Keshet Makers Space Experience Artist Residency
program in Albuquerque, NM.
