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Ryan P. Casey is a performer, educator, choreographer, and dance writer formerly named one of Dance Magazine’s “25 to Watch.” In addition to his solo work, he has danced for Michelle Dorrance, Aaron Tolson, Billy Siegenfeld, Lorraine Chapman, and Adrienne Hawkins. As an educator, he has worked for colleges, festivals, studios, and arts programs throughout the country and with Summer Performing Arts with Juilliard in Switzerland. He has presented choreography throughout the Northeast with his company, Off Beat, including the Inside/Out series at Jacob’s Pillow. A frequent contributor to Dance Magazine, Ryan was also formerly on faculty at Boston University and is an alumnus of The School at Jacob's Pillow and the National YoungArts Foundation. He currently teaches at The Dance Inn and Northeast School of Ballet. He holds a B.A. from NYU's Gallatin School and an M.Ed. from the Harvard Graduate School of Education.