About

Originally from Santa Fe, NM, Khala Brannigan had formal training with Moving People Dance Theater before attending Alonzo King's Lines Ballet TrainingProgram in San Francisco, CA from 2011-2013. During her training, Brannigan wasrecognized for her natural abilities to choreograph and render any idea, portrait, andcollaboration. Upon completion of the program, Brannigan was selected as a residentchoreographer with SAFEHouse Arts for the next six years. Throughout her time in SanFrancisco, she received awards from Zellerbach Family Foundation, Dancer's GroupCASH Grant and presented full evening works at large scale venues such as ODCTheater, Joe Goode Annex, Z Space, and more. Brannigan also presented work in local festivals such as SF Dance Film Festival, Summer Performance Festival,and more. Brannigan was a company member with Robert Moses' Kin from 2016-2019,choreographing for the company's summer intensives. She has been teaching the GYROTONIC Method since 2013 and Vinyasa Yoga since 2015, teaching at prestigious studios such as San Francisco GYROTONIC and Love Story Yoga. She was also a lead teaching artist for Lines Ballet's community outreach programs from 2011-2019. Since relocating to New York in 2019, Brannigan participated in a choreographic fellowship with Sidra Bell Dance New York, guested with Soluq Dance Theater, and presented work at Peridance CapezioCenter, Three's Brewing, and in September 2021, an evening length work at The WoodsPerformance Space. She is currently teaching as apart of Dancewave's community programs, Vinyasa Yoga at Kula Yoga Williamsburg, and GYROTONIC at Movement Beyond in Soho. She continues to choreograph and produce contemporary dance work, and hopes to premiere her latest piece in 2022.