Caitlyn Schrader is a Greensboro-based dance artist, educator, curator, and choreographer. As a mover and maker, she is steeped in the practice of Safety Release technique and rooted in somatic perspectives, applying these approaches within teaching, learning, and the choreographic process. A New York native, Caitlyn has made her way to Boston, Massachusetts, France, and Australia before arriving in North Carolina. She has taught extensively within private and public institutions in New York, Massachusetts, North Carolina, and Southern France. Caitlyn has been a member of professional dance companies BIODANCE (NY) and EgoArt, Inc. (MA), as well as performed in works by several independent choreographers. Her live and filmic works have been presented widely across the Northeast, the South, and abroad in Ireland. In addition to solo works, Caitlyn makes collaborative duet work under the moniker DanSeries Collective, currently presenting in both North Carolina and Illinois. She also presents group choreographic works under the moniker liminality project. Caitlyn is equally passionate about providing platforms for artists and their communities to collaborate, engage, and exchange. She most recently co-founded Dance Assembly NC, a platform dedicated to helping the professional contemporary dance communities in NC grow and thrive. She earned an MFA in Dance (Choreography) from the University of North Carolina Greensboro, an MS from the University of Rochester, and a BA from Hobart and William Smith Colleges. She is also a 200-hour Certified Yoga Teacher.
