Ashley Deran

Schaumburg High School 2008
Western Michigan University, 2012
BFA in Dance

Ashley Deran is a Chicago-based dancemaker, teaching artist, and photographer. In 2013, Ashley co-founded Project Bound Dance, a tri-focal contemporary dance theatre collaboration aiming to foster community engagement, dance/technology experimentation, and socially conscious performance. Her work with co-director Emily Loar was selected as one of the “Top 10 Performances of 2019” by SeeChicagoDance. Most recently Ashley’s choreography has been featured in the film “Limerence” by Dan Pedersen and Glass City Films. Ashley is also an adjudicator for Applause Talent and can often be found behind a camera photographing the Chicago dance community and beyond. She joined the Rise Dance Center staff in 2014 and is so thankful to be able to teach so many talented movers and shakers at RDC.