Risa Steinberg is an active member of the dance community as a performer, teacher, re-constructor of the works of José Limón, and mentor to young, emerging and established choreographers.  

A native New Yorker, she studied and graduated from the High School of Performing Arts and The Juilliard School where she received a Bachelor of Fine Arts.

A former principal dancer with the José Limón Dance Company, Bill Cratty Dance Theater, Annabel Gamson, Anna Sokolow’s Player’s Project, Colin Connor, and American Repertory Dance Company of Los Angeles, Ms. Steinberg has also been a guest artist with choreographers including Wally Cardona, Sean Curran, and DanzaHoy of Caracas, Venezuela.  Her solo concert, A Celebration of Dance, featured repertory from Isadora Duncan to contemporary choreographers. As a re-constructor of the works of Mr. Limón, Ms. Steinberg has worked with companies and dancers including Nureyev and Friends, Frank Augustyn, and Karen Kain.  She has been full-time faculty at the Juilliard School since 2004 and held the position of Associate Director of Juilliard Dance from 2008-2016. She was a dance panelist for the New York State Council on the Arts, and now sits on the selection committee of The Bessies. Ms. Steinberg is the choreographic advisor and rehearsal coach for Brian Brooks Moving Company and Kate Weare Dance Company. As a choreographic mentor, she has had the honor of working with remarkable creators including Kyle Abraham, Michelle Dorrance and Brian Arias.  Steinberg is the co-director of the Ann and Weston Hicks Choreography Project at Jacob’s Pillow.

She is presently a cast member of the Punchdrunk production, Sleep No More.