Natalie Desch
Natalie Desch, a BFA graduate of the Juilliard School and an MFA graduate of the University of
Washington, performed for five seasons with the Limón Dance Company and eleven seasons with
Doug Varone and Dancers in NYC. She additionally danced in various productions at the
Metropolitan Opera and other regional opera companies around the US. Natalie has restaged the
works of José Limón, Doug Varone, Jirí Kylián, and Daniel Charon on performing groups around
the world, and her choreography has been presented at venues throughout the country. In 2014
Natalie relocated to Salt Lake City, UT. She joined the faculty of Creative Arts Academy in 2017 and became an Assistant Professor in the University of Utah’s School of Dance in the fall of 2019.
Natalie Desch, a BFA graduate of the Juilliard School and an MFA graduate of the University of
Washington, performed for five seasons with the Limón Dance Company and eleven seasons with
Doug Varone and Dancers in NYC. She additionally danced in various productions at the
Metropolitan Opera and other regional opera companies around the US. Natalie has restaged the
works of José Limón, Doug Varone, Jirí Kylián, and Daniel Charon on performing groups around
the world, and her choreography has been presented at venues throughout the country. In 2014
Natalie relocated to Salt Lake City, UT. She joined the faculty of Creative Arts Academy in 2017 and became an Assistant Professor in the University of Utah’s School of Dance in the fall of 2019.