Taylor Pellegrini

Taylor first found her love for dance growing up in Cleveland, training with Lisa and at other local dance studios. She continued her education at The Ohio State University where she graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance Performance and Pedagogy. While at Ohio State, she performed and trained with industry professionals from around the world including Bebe Miller, Susan Hadley, Sofie Clemmenson, Joshua Manculich, and Tine Saling. Participating in both faculty and student choreographed pieces, Taylor has performed throughout Ohio, and traveled to Costa Rica to study and perform. In 2016 Taylor moved to Chicago to pursue her professional dance career. She performed with Alluvion Dance Chicago and Forward. the Movement for two seasons, and performed in Visceral Dance Chicago’s “WITHIN”, Dance Chicago’s “Dances From the Heart”, Simantikos “CELEBRATION of CHICAGO ART”, Noumenon Dance Ensemble’s “NEW MOVES 2016”, “CARNIVAL Choreographer’s Ball 2018” under Andrew Tamez Hull, the Detroit Dance Festival with Forward. the Movement and the 27th year of “Dance For Life” Chicago in 2018 with Hanna Brictson and Dancers. Taylor continued her dance education and training as a work-study at Visceral Dance Center under the direction of Nick Pupillo. Taylor recently moved back to Cleveland with her family and is excited to share her passion and knowledge of dance with The Dance Stop.