Francesca Dominguez, a performing artist, educator, and certified Countertechnique teacher, holds an MFA in Dance from Hunter College. Awarded the Shuster Award for Outstanding Master's Thesis in 2022, she currently teaches Countertechnique for Gibney Dance Company, The Juilliard School, Barnard/Columbia Dance, and the Gibney PRO Program. Francesca also serves as a teaching artist at Mark Morris and Peridance Center. Trained by faculty at Hunter College, CSU Long Beach, and the Lines Ballet Training Program, Francesca's in-depth study of Countertechnique under founder Anouk van Dijk has enriched her professional dance career working with companies; Soluq Dance Theater, Manuel Vignoulle, and Keith Johnson/Dancers, and presently SAXYN Dance Works in NYC. Venturing into choreography in 2020, Francesca's work in the sold-out show "Galvanizing Steel" at Gibney Dance Theater NYC earned acclaim. Selected for the Doug Varone Devices Performance in 2022, she further garnered recognition with a grant and performance residency from The Jamaica Center for Arts & Learning (JCAL) in September 2023. Francesca is honored to choreograph as faculty for the Barnard Dance Department, with the performance scheduled for April 2024.
