Linda
Wolf
Ryan

is a dance worker based in Lenapehoking / Brooklyn NY. She holds a BA in dance from The George Washington University, where she studied under Dana Tai Soon Burgess, Maida Withers, Anthony Gongora, and Matt Reeves.

Previous residencies include New Dance Alliance, BRICLab, PlySpace, Keshet Dance+Center for the Arts, the Institute for Electronic Arts, and Nimbus Dance Company’s OFFLINE Thrive performance series. Her work has been shown at BRIC, Brooklyn Museum (New York, NY); SMUSH Gallery, Nimbus Dance Theater (Jersey City, NJ); the Burchfield Penney Arts Center (Buffalo, NY); the TSI/Harland Snodgrass Gallery (Alfred, NY); PlySpace Gallery, Cornerstone Center for the Arts (Muncie, IN). She has performed in others’ work at Baryshnikov Arts Center, Mark Morris Dance Center, The Tank (New York, NY); National Building Museum, Dance Place, Arts Club of Washington, Georgetown French Market (Washington, DC); IKEA (College Park, MD). She served as co-chair of the Dance/NYC Junior Committee from 2020-2021, where she facilitated critical dialogue on cultural equity in the dance community. She has presented at the National Dance Educators Organization (NDEO) annual conference and the 7th International Conference on Movement in Computing (MOCO).

From 2019 to 2022, she worked for the Harkness Center for Dance Injuries, where she managed medical research in biomechanics, injury epidemiology, and clinical outcomes; and for cultural strategy firm LaPlaca Cohen, where she lead qualitative research projects in EdTech, arts education, and UX for museums.

Linda is available for performance, choreography, and teaching bookings; she also offers 1-on-1 personal training and movement coaching at Mark Morris Dance Center in Fort Greene and Arrive Wellness in Midtown.