BRIDGET RYAN

Bridget Ryan is from Davis, IL and received her B.A. in Dance and International Studies from Denison University in 2019. She has performed works by national and international artists, such as Molly Shanahan, Sandra Mathern-Smith, Michael J. Morris, Momar Ndiaye, Umeshi Rajeendra, Coco Loupe, and Julie Fox. To help guide her practice, Bridget has attended various festivals and intensives, such as the American Dance Festival, New Dialect's Winter Countertechnique Intensive, the Dance Exchange Winter Intensive, and the Bates/Gibney Dance Winter Intensive. Bridget has presented work at the Detroit Dance City Festival's Choreographers Showcase and is an apprentice with TK Dance Lab. From January to April 2020, Bridget was based in Colombo, Sri Lanka, where she taught contemporary dance at the University of Visual and Performing Arts, Mesh Academy of Dance, and several other local schools and studios.