Cathleen McCarthy

Cathleen McCarthy- BFA Dance- Purchase College. She danced in the companies of Kevin Wynn, Larry Clark, Cliff Keuter, Della Davidson, Joanna Haigood and as a guest artist. She has received grants for choreographic projects. Her work, “Remembrances” was performed as part of San Jose Dance Theater Spring 2023 season at the California Theater. She has taught at the University of San Francisco, Dominican University, San Jose State University, ODC School and master classes at universities throughout the U.S. She was the founder and Artistic Director of Summerfest/dance- an annual festival for choreographers and awarded an IZZIE (Isadora Duncan Dance Award) for “Sustained Achievement” in 2011. She is a Z Health Master Trainer, certified in Pilates and GYROTONIC. She is a returning Lecturer at SFSU where she started in 1997, teaching all levels of Modern Dance, Composition, Dance Medicine, Organizational Strategies and served as Director of University Dance Theater. She has been a Lecturer at ODC’s Healthy Dancers Clinic, most recently January 2024.