Kara Chan

dancer

Kara Chan is a New York City-based freelance dance artist and dance educator, originally from Vancouver, Canada. She recently made her Broadway debut in the original cast of Tony Award-winning production of Illinoise, choreographed by Justin Peck. Chan has had the privilege of dancing lead roles with Twyla Tharp Dance in both repertory works and new creations. In 2019, she assisted Tharp as a repetiteur in the staging of Deuce Coupe on American Ballet Theatre, which received a 2019 Outstanding Revival “Bessie” Award nomination. Other performance credits include Pam Tanowitz Dance, Lar Lubovitch Dance Company (Artemis in Athens), Mark Morris Dance Group (The Hard Nut), Janis Brenner & Dancers, Dance Heginbotham, Isaac Mizrahi’s Peter & The Wolf, Gleich Dances, Barkin/Selissen Project, MorDance, Kathryn Posin Dance Company, and Trainor Dance. A BFA graduate from the Juilliard School, she was an inaugural recipient of Juilliard’s Career Advancement Fellowship. Chan was named one of Dance Magazine’s “25 to Watch” for 2020 and is an alumna of Youth America Grand Prix, The School at Jacob’s Pillow, and Springboard Danse Montreal. www.karachandance.com.