Taylor McDougall is a Portland native who loves living in the Pacific Northwest. She received her early training at Oregon Ballet Theatre under the direction of Haydee Gutierrez and James Canfield. During high school she became a Jefferson Dancer, and performed all over Portland, as well as Miami, Philadelphia, and parts of France. During this time she studied ballet with Sarah Slipper, jazz with Steve Gonzales, and worked with several internationally recognized choreographers. Taylor is a co-director and dancer with Portland-based TripTheDark Dance Company, working also as a choreographer, and she loves taking classes of all styles around town. She teaches her own pop-culture inspired dance fitness classes and loves showing inexperienced movers that anybody can dance. Taylor also loves sharing her passion for dance with children, and coaxing them to do their very best — she is thrilled to be a part of OBT to show students why dance is so important to our world. She enjoys time with her daughter, large bodies of water, loud music, and fancy food!
