Kassandra Taylor Newberry

Kassandra Taylor Newberry is an Atlanta-based choreographer whose concert and theatrical work has been performed across the United States, Canada, Austria, Germany, and Italy. Praised by the Santa Barbara Independent for “pushing the boundaries of contemporary movement while artfully combining athleticism with theatricality,” Newberry is celebrated as a fresh and distinctive voice on the stage.

Her choreography has received significant recognition, including being a ten-time recipient of RDA’s National Choreographic Recognition: Best Choreography Award, a four-time recipient of Project Tier’s Outstanding Choreography Award, the National Choreography Intensive’s Choreography Connection Award, Youth America Grand Prix’s Outstanding Choreographer Award, and the Monticello Choreography Award.

Multiple works by Mrs. Newberry have been selected for performance at The Kennedy Center as part of the National American College Dance Festival, as well as at the International Ballet Competition in Jackson, MS. She has received commissions from numerous prestigious companies and institutions, including State Street Ballet (Santa Barbara), Point Park University (Pittsburgh), CONCEPTS Choreographic Showcase (Winston-Salem), North Carolina State University (Raleigh), Brenau University (Gainesville), Louisiana Delta Ballet (Monroe), Atlanta Dance Theatre (Alpharetta), Southeast Alabama Dance Company (Dothan), Mississippi Metropolitan Ballet (Madison), Pennsylvania Regional Ballet (Enola), Erie Dance Conservatory (Erie), Gwinnett Ballet Theatre (Suwanee), Georgia Dance Conservatory (Marietta), Vineland Regional Dance Company (Vineland), Boca Ballet Theatre (Boca Raton), The Perla Ballet (St. Augustine), and many other regional ballet companies.

In 2012, she was commissioned to choreograph a large-scale dance flash mob featuring 2,000 dancers in Montreal, Canada. Mrs. Newberry has also created original full-length productions of Mary Poppins, Anastasia, Aladdin, Frozen, and The Little Mermaid, each showcasing her unique ability to blend classical technique with theatrical storytelling.

Mrs. Newberry danced professionally as a founding company member with Winston-Salem Festival Ballet, Dance Theatre of Pittsburgh, and Pillow Project Dance Theatre. After graduating magna cum laude with a BFA in Dance from Point Park University, she joined the trainee ensemble at Alonzo King’s LINES Contemporary Ballet in San Francisco before serving as ballet mistress for Salt Lake Ballet Conservatory, High Point Ballet, and Winston-Salem Festival Dance Center.

She has taught at numerous summer intensives, including Alonzo King’s LINES Summer Intensive, the Commercial Dance Intensive, and the National Choreographic Intensive, where she also served as Assistant Director of Operations. In 2013, Mrs. Newberry was appointed Assistant Artistic Director and Resident Choreographer for Roswell Dance Theatre in Atlanta, where she currently resides with her husband and children.