Kathryn Schweingruber is a dancer, teacher and choreographer from Philadelphia, PA. She received her pre-professional training from the Gwendolyn Bye Dance Center and went on to earn a B.S in Dance from Drexel University. While at Drexel, Kathryn performed works by Sandra Parks, Jennifer Morley, Dinita Clark, Cachet Ivey, Miriam Giguere and Brendan Fernandes and was deeply involved in the dance program’s community based learning opportunities. Kathryn has choreographed works for Drexel Dance Ensemble, Drexel’s FreshDance Ensemble, Dancefusion’s fusion2, Penn Dance Company and Philadelphia Dance Academy. She has attended summer programs at Earl Mosley’s Institute for the Arts, Philadanco and Urban Bush Women’s Summer Leadership Institute.
After graduating from Drexel in 2020, Kathryn spent two years as an ArtistYear Resident Teaching Artist at Samuel Fels High School and trained as a member of the Academy of Phresh Performance Company directed by Smart Mark and Shanika QP. Currently, Kathryn is a member of Philadelphia Jazz Tap Ensemble and a freelance teacher throughout the Philadelphia area.
