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Kat Echevarría Richter (she/her) is a writer, tap dancer, and professor of both dance history and tap technique. She regularly publishes her scholarly research, dance criticism, and creative non-fiction, meaning her home office is a mess of notebooks, ethnographies, tap shoes, and preschooler paraphernalia.
Kat holds degrees in dance, history, and anthropology. She also studied English Literature at Oxford University, where she was a Caplan Scholar. Her work has appeared in Glamour, The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Baltimore Sun, and Skirt! magazine, in addition to numerous peer-reviewed journals and edited anthologies. Since 2011, Kat has served as Artistic Director of The Lady Hoofers Tap Ensemble, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to the art of rhythm tap. She has over two decades of experience in dance education ranging from a residency program she created for elementary school students in North Philly, to universities in both the UK and the US, including Oxford, Roehampton, King’s College London, Temple, and Stockton. Her work has been supported by the Bartol Foundation, the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, and the Philadelphia Cultural Fund. |