Taylor LaBruzzo (she/her) is a freelance dancer, teacher, and dance rehearsal director/assistant based in New York City. She currently works at The Juilliard School as the dance division’s first Rehearsal Assistant, teaches contemporary dance at the School of American Ballet, and dances regularly with both Aszure Barton and Brian Brooks. Last summer, she was part of the world premiere of A a | a B : B E N D by Barton and Ambrose Akinmusire, taking place at the International Summer Festival Kampnagel in Hamburg, Germany, where she worked as both collaborator and rehearsal assistant.

A graduate of The Juilliard School, Taylor grew up in Las Vegas, Nevada. During her four years at Juilliard, she performed works by world-renowned choreographers including Crystal Pite, José Limón, Gustavo Ramirez Sansano, Pam Tanowitz, and Ohad Naharin. Upon graduation, she was awarded the Juilliard Career Advancement Fellowship.

Since 2018, Taylor has worked as rehearsal assistant to Peter Chu on several projects, was commissioned to choreograph for Juilliard’s 2019 Summer Dance Intensive, and has performed across the country with Brian Brooks. She is signed on as a Dance Consultant with Collegiate Arts Prep and has taught at summer intensives in Fort Collins, Colorado, and at Steps on Broadway and SAB in NYC.

In 2022, she joined forces with Madi Hicks as dancer/rehearsal director at Orsolina28, and she is delighted to return to the role for the Moving Forward Collective.