Tere O’Connor

Tere O'Connor
Born	1958 Rochester, New York
Occupation	Dancer, choreographer
Years active	1979 - present

Tere O'Connor (born 1958) is an American dancer, choreographer and educator.

Tere O'Connor was born in Rochester, New York, and graduated in 1979 with a B.A. from State University of New York at Purchase. He performed in the companies of Rosalind Newman and Matthew Diamond, and began working as a choreographer in 1982. He regularly collaborates with composer James Baker in works for the Tere O'Connor Dance company. O'Connor's works have been performed internationally. Notable dancers and choreographers including Lucy Guerin have danced with his company.

From 1990-99, O'Connor was an Instructor in Dance at Tisch School of the Arts, New York University, and he became a professor at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign. He also teaches at Movement Research in New York City. Since 1989 he has been a member of the Artists Advisory Board of Danspace Project at St. Mark’s Church in New York City.

Selected works include:

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