Theresa Bautista is a dancer, choreographer, interdisciplinary artist, and educator based in Louisville, KY.  She is the FY2021 recipient of the prestigious Al Smith Fellowship in Choreography and a 2019 Hadley Creative. She has presented work at the Harvest Chicago Contemporary Dance Festival, Big River Dance Festival, RADfest, ACDA Dance Festivals and SERBA Dance Festivals receiving Gala Honors. Theresa teaches at the UK Department of Theatre and Dance, The Louisville Ballet School and The Kentucky Governor’s School for the Arts.