Beyond the Beaten Path

Award-winning performer/choreographer Ryan Casey infuses inventive rhythms with humor, style and showmanship for a captivating, up-beat presentation with his skilled company of dancers, Off Beat.
Ryan P. Casey is a “whimsically inventive” (The Boston Globe) teacher, performer, writer, and choreographer regularly seen in Boston and New York. A founding member of Dorrance Dance, he trained primarily with Thelma Goldberg and Kelly Kaleta in Lexington, MA, and was featured during season six of So You Think You Can Dance.

The recipient of grants from the New England Foundation for the Arts and the Massachusetts Cultural Council, Ryan has presented original work for his ensemble, Off Beat, at such venues as Jacob’s Pillow Inside/Out series, the 92nd Street Y, Symphony Space, Massachusetts Dance Festival, Southern Vermont Dance Festival, and David Parker’s Soaking WET series. He has also danced for Aaron Tolson, Billy Siegenfeld, Adrienne Hawkins, and Lorraine Chapman.