Tiare Keeno (she/her) grew up in Utah and began her studies as a dancer at the age of three. While still attending high school, Tiare joined Nevada Ballet Theatre as a guest company member where she performed George Balanchine’s Serenade and worked in collaboration with Cirque du Soleil. Upon graduation, she attended The Juilliard School under the direction of Lawrence Rhodes and graduated with her BFA in 2016. While there, she worked with choreographers Camille A. Brown, Kyle Abraham, Lea Ved, and performed the repertoire of Jíri Kylián, Twyla Tharp as well as lead roles in Martha Graham’s Dark Meadow and José Limón’s Missa Brevis.

Tiare has attended Springboard Danse Montreal where she performed the repertoire of Aszure Barton, RUBBERBAND Dance Group, and Kidd Pivot. In 2017, she spent 18 months in Macau, China in creation for a cirque show with MGM and ScenoPlus Productions. Upon her return to the U.S. she performed in Al Blackstone’s Freddie Falls in Love at the Joyce Theater in NYC. Soon after, Tiare moved to Los Angeles to join the contemporary repertory company, BODYTRAFFIC. While there, she collaborated with and performed works by Micaela Taylor, Matthew Neenan, Richard Siegal, Hofesh Shechter, Fernando Hernando Magadan, Baye and Asa, Brian Brooks, and Trey McIntyre, among others. She was promoted to Rehearsal Director for her final season with the company.

Tiare teaches and choreographs for studios and young artists across the U.S. and she periodically works at New York City Dance Alliance as a guest teacher and adjudicator. She is the newest board member of Share The Movement, an organization that aims to increase diversity in the dance community through educational and financial support for young BIPOC dancers.