Darcy Naganuma is the Artistic Director/ Founder of Naganuma
Dance. Born and raised in Lihue, Hawaii, Darcy currently runs her
company out of New York City. Her choreography, described by critics as
"physical and explosive," "powerful," "riveting," "lush and vibrant,"
and "utterly absorbing," has been presented in Hawaii, Salt Lake City,
Connecticut, New Hampshire, Vermont and New York. Her heart resides in
the studio; she is constantly invigorated by the magic that emerges as
her own ideas meet the unique strengths of her collaborators.
On faculty at both Dance New Amsterdam and Broadway Dance Center
in New York City, Darcy also heads the modern program at the school of
the Westchester Ballet Company. Her teaching credits include workshops
and classes at SUNY Purchase, PMT Dance Studio, the Utah State Dance
Conference, Salt Lake Community College, and Repertory Dance Theatre.
She has appeared in works by Ron K. Brown, Doug Elkins, Alwin
Nikolais (solo reset by Alberto del Saz), Viola Farber, Linda Diamond,
and Donna White. She was featured in the premiere of a new Repertory
Dance Theatre LINKS work, and, since her move to New York City, has
danced with Opus Dance Theatre and Hydroflo Dance Company. She has
appeared in commercials and dance specials on both the MTV and VH1
networks, and was invited to perform at the UN Headquarters in May 2007.
Darcy holds a BFA and Dance Education certification from the
University of Utah, where she was a Presidential Scholar and recipient
of the Interdisciplinary Arts Scholarship.
