biography
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Natalie Desch, a Doug Varone and Dancers company member since 2001, is a native of New Castle, PA, where she began her dance training under the guidance of Deborah Parou. After receiving her BFA and the Martha Hill Prize from the Juilliard School (under the direction of Benjamin Harkarvy,) she joined the Limón Dance Company where she performed from 1996-2001. She has also had the pleasure to dance with Ariane Anthony, Daniel Charon, Toshiko Oiwa, Jonathan Riedel and for Varone at the Metropolitan Opera. She has taught at Limon Dance Company summer workshops, Doug Varone and Dancers summer workshops, the Bates Dance Festival, Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet summer workshops, and at numerous colleges and universities around the country. As well as being a faculty member at Hunter College, Natalie also teaches at the 92nd Street Y, Dance New Amsterdam, and for the Limon Institute in New York City. Additionally she has staged the works of Doug Varone, José Limón and Jiri Kylian on various companies and universities both domestically and abroad. Natalie’s choreography has been presented at the Juilliard Theater, Alice Tully Hall, the Clark Studio Theater, SUNY Purchase, the Limón Dance Company Choreography Project, the Dumbo Dance Festival and at Regional Dance America festivals.