Jeremy Arnold

Jeremy Arnold earned his MFA in Dance from the University of Texas at Austin in May 2020. He is an alumnus of the tap program at The School at Jacob’s Pillow under the direction of Michelle Dorrance. Jeremy was a principal dancer with Tapestry Dance Company from 2014 through 2017, performing in the United States and abroad and was and featured in the PBS docuseries Arts In Context. Jeremy has served on the faculty of Temple University and at University of Texas, where from 2015 through 2020 he was a lecturer in the dance department teaching courses in tap, jazz, and music theory. Since 2013, Jeremy has worked with Charles O Anderson’s Dance Theatre X, performing in and choreographing works which premiered at American Dance Festival, New York Live Arts, MANCC at Florida State University, The Fuzebox Festival, and The Kennedy Center for Performing Arts. In 2020, he was associate director of and performed in the dance film (Re)current Unrest, described by Sightlines Magazine as a “masterpiece.” Jeremy has served on the faculty of many tap festivals including Soul 2 Soul, Riff, Phoenix Tap Fest, Little Rock Tap Fest, True Sound Rhythm Festival, and SynCoPate. Jeremy recently served as a mentor for the Woodshed Experience. He has taught at Pace University, Wayne State University, University of Alabama as well as internationally in New Zealand and Argentina. Jeremy has presented research at DSA and DEC. He tours nationally with Revive Dance Convention and National Dance Honors. Jeremy is an avid bird watcher having seen 1008 species of birds globally. He and his wife Melanie enjoy exploring Chicago with their Sheepadoodle Harriet.