Kate O’Hanlon graduated from Baldwin-Wallace College with a B.S. in Psychology and a Minor in Dance. Before moving to Chicago, she danced as a trainee with Inlet Dance Theatre (Cleveland, OH). In Chicago, Kate has performed with Alliance Dance Company, Core Project, Dance Chicago, and Matter Dance Company. Her choreography has been featured in Atlanta, Chicago, Cleveland, Minneapolis, St. Louis, and Washington, D.C. She is currently an Associate Artist with Core Project, a company member with Matter Dance Company, and the Operations Manager for Tapman Productions.
Vital Taptistics
- Known Aliases: The Modern Marvel
- Affiliations: The TapMen, Matter Dance, Core Project
- Favorite Food: Mac and Cheese
- Preferred Genre of Music: Film Scores
- Guilty Pleasures: Cleaning (yes, really), Reese’s Cups
- Favorite Quote: “A dancer, if she is great, can give to the people something that they can carry with them forever. They can never forget it, and it has changed them, though they may never know it.” -Isadora Duncan
“For me, dancing provides a sense of freedom unlike anything else I’ve ever experienced. It’s like slipping into another world and being able to express things in ways that just aren’t possible in any other form.”
– Kate O’Hanlon