Rosanna Tavarez is a dance artist based in Los Angeles. She has been studying Countertechnique since 2011, including two One Body, One Career Intensives. She was selected to attend the Countertechnique Teacher Training program (CTTT) in 2016, and is now one of twelve certified American Countertechnique Teachers; she attended her second CTTT in 2021. After co-leading her first One Body One Career Intensive with Founder Anouk Van Dijk at Gibney in New York City in 2023, she became a Senior Teacher. Rosanna received an MFA in Choreography from The Ohio State University as a University Fellow and a Teaching Fellow and a BFA in Choreography from University of Michigan.
Throughout her career, Tavarez has worked with renowned artists such as Marina Ambramovic, Ryan Heffington, Travis Payne, Tony Michaels and Rosanna Gamson/Worldwide. She also toured with N’SYNC and Jessica Simpson as one-fifth of the girl group Eden’s Crush. Additionally, Tavarez has worked in entertainment covering the Emmys, Grammys and Oscars. She also hosted her own shows as a television personality for FOX, E!, TVGuide Network and Telemundo/NBC.
Tavarez’s work has been presented at The Broad Museum, ODC Theater, REDCAT, Dance Camera West, The Odyssey, Breaking Ground Dance Festival, LA Department of Cultural Affair’s LA Dance Platform, Sarasota Contemporary Dance and Highways Performance Space, and has been supported by CalState LA’s Research, Scholarship and Creativity Awards, CalArts, ARC grant from the Center for Cultural Innovation, UCLA Hothouse Residency and Show Box LA.
As a dance educator, Tavarez serves as the BFA Program Director at CalArts Sharon Disney Lund School of Dance. She has taught as faculty and guest artist at numerous institutions including Henny Jurriens in Amsterdam, USC Kaufman School of Dance, University of Michigan, Loyola Marymount University, Scripps College, CalState Long Beach, Studio School, University of Southern Mississippi, Texas State University and Cal State LA.