Anna Pinault is a Minneapolis native, who cut her teeth on nearly a decade in New York City, and currently works around the country as a freelance dancer, choreographer, and educator. She graduated with her BFA in Dance from Marymount Manhattan College in 2018, her MS in Human Movement Science from Concordia University Chicago in 2024, and she is currently working towards her NASM certification as a Corrective Exercise Specialist.
Anna has performed works by Yusha-Marie Sorzano, Camille A. Brown, Stephanie Batten Bland, Ronald K. Brown, Trebien Pollard, Berit Ahlgren, Alanna Morris, Isaac Martin Lerner, and Rohan Bhargava, among many others, and her recent performance work includes projects with TU Dance, Black Label Movement, Ragamala Dance Company, and the Des Moines Metro Opera. She has wide range of movement influences, from her background in hip hop and martial arts, to her studies in classical modern dance and physical theatre. She has travelled nationally and internationally to train in a diverse array of movement languages, and currently teaches classes in contemporary floorwork and the Horton technique.
Anna’s work as an educator has included The School at TU Dance Center (where she currently holds the role of Rehearsal & Education Associate), Zenon Dance School, The Dance Theatre of Harlem School, and the NYC Public School System, among many others. She is passionate about sharing the power of dance with all kinds of people, and is invested in educating and empowering dancers with knowledge about their bodies.
As a choreographer, Anna works from a place of athleticism, musicality, experimentation, somatic listening, dynamic nuance, humanity, compassion, and generosity. With a background in music, her creations often use movement as a musical voice, even in silence. Her recent choreography includes works commissioned by TU Dance’s CULTIVATE Trainee Program, Black Label Movement’s Movers Make, Zenon Dance School’s Zone Program, RADFest 2025, and The Walker Art Center’s 2023 Choreographer’s Evening.
Anna believes in giving dance back to the people. As a performer, educator, and creator, she aims to share dance that, no matter how abstract, invites people in.
