TAYLOR RANDOLPH

Taylor Randolph is a dance artist born and raised in Huntsville, Alabama. Randolph graduated Summa Cum Laude from Troy University with a BFA in Dance and a Minor in Public Relations, in May of 2020. As a student of the Department of Dance, she was a company member of Troy Repertory Dance Ensemble, a group of dancers chosen by audition to represent the BFA in Dance program. While at Troy University, Randolph was chosen to participate in various master classes and workshops, including a ballet masterclass from Edward Villela and a week-long choreographic workshop with Thang Dao. Too, she was chosen to perform works by Takehiro Ueyama, José Limón set by Dante Puleio, James Boyd, Nicki Loud, Lisa Bauford, Caitlin Parish and London Brison. Seeking further dance education, Randolph attended the American Dance Festival in 2018, where she trained under Ramón Flowers (ballet), Christian Von Howard (contemporary) and Charles A. Anderson (kinetic storytelling). While at ADF, she took masterclasses from Paul Taylor Dance Company, Pilobolus and Rosie Herrera Dance Theatre. In 2019, Randolph accepted two highly competitive internships in New York City, New York, including the José Limón Dance Foundation as the Education Intern and RIOULT Dance NY as the Development Intern. Randolph has an esteemed career in choreography. Her original work has been accepted into various

national choreographic festivals, including Body Logic Dance Festival, Catharsis Series II & III, CDC Fest, International Women in Dance Showcase, DAP Festival, New Century Dance Project, New Wave Dance Festival and New Works Dance Concert. To further her education in choreography, in 2023, Randolph graduated from Jacob Pillow's Curriculum in Motion Institute, a program that studies a dance integration methodology that investigates how choreographers can partner with their community to use the art of dance to address their questions and needs. Randolph is a founding member and Resident Artist with Nashville Dance Collective in Nashville, Tennessee. She creates original works and performs with the company. She has just completed the company's third season. In the summer of 2025, Randolph attended Wasatch Contemporary Dance Company's Movers + Makers intensive as a Maker Fellow, creating an original work for the intensive's dancers, titled Magnolia in the Mud. She will be expanding that work into an evening-length performance for Nashville Dance Collective's spring 2026 performance.