Ryan P. Casey is a “whimsically inventive” (The Boston Globe) performer, choreographer, teaching artist, and writer in the greater Boston area specializing in joyful, rhythm-driven movement. His dancing has been featured on So You Think You Can Dance, in an episode of the Audible podcast Authorized: Firsts, in a museum exhibit about shoes, in a music video for a Spanish pop star, and numerous other platforms.

A founding member of Dorrance Dance, he trained primarily with Thelma Goldberg and Kelly Kaleta in his hometown of Lexington, MA, and was formerly recognized as one of Dance Magazine’s “25 to Watch” for his “freakishly clean footwork…reminiscent of Fred Astaire.”

Apart from his solo work, Ryan has also danced for Aaron Tolson, Billy Siegenfeld, Adrienne Hawkins, and Lorraine Chapman. With his ensemble, Off Beat, he has presented original work at such venues as Jacob’s Pillow Inside/Out, 92nd Street Y, Symphony Space, and David Parker’s Soaking WET series. In support of his choreography, he has received multiple grants from the New England Foundation for the Arts and the Massachusetts Cultural Council.

As an educator, Ryan has worked with studios, universities, festivals, and youth companies both nationally and internationally, including: Summer Performing Arts with Juilliard, Brandeis, Hofstra, Boston Tap Party, Tri-Tone Youth Rhythm Ensemble, BoSoma School of Dance, Candy Apples Dance Center, and many others. He was formerly on faculty at Boston University and choreographed for the University of Connecticut Tap Team.

Additionally, he is a frequent contributor to Dance Magazine and has also been published in Dance Teacher, Dance Spirit, and the Journal of Dance Education.

Ryan currently teaches at The Dance Inn and Endicott College. He is a proud alumnus of the Harvard Graduate School of Education, New York University’s Gallatin School, The School at Jacob’s Pillow, and the National YoungArts Foundation.