Biography

Rory Vinson is a senior at Texas State University pursuing her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance Performance and Choreography. She is a member of Texas State’s Chapter of Phi Kappa Phi and is the recipient of the Karen M. Earl Memorial Scholarship. Rory is currently a member of Texas State's pre-professional dance company, Merge. She has had the opportunity to work with international choreographer Heike Salzer, along with Torens Johnson, Ana Baer, and Michelle Nance in Merge's production of The Four Seasons: How We Got Here. Rory has also completed her 200 hour Hatha Yoga Teacher Certification under the guidance of Misti Galvan and Becky Jordan in 2022. You may have seen her in Texas State’s BFA Concert “Introspective” as a dancer in Kali Reyna’s piece “Flickers.” 

 

She is from Kingwood, Texas, where she trained in Ballet, Tap, Contemporary, Jazz, Musical Theatre, and Improvisation at Rowland Ballard School of Ballet. Under the guidance of Sheryl Rowland, Kelly Agnew, Susan Cilie, Kerri Hawk, Grace Snider, and Amy Duncan, Rory began to grow her love for dance. Rory has been dancing for 17 years and has enjoyed growing her passion for dance in many environments. As a member of the competition team, Kingwood Jazz & Company, Rory had the opportunity to train under Choreographers such as Peter Chu, Robbie Moore, Nick Gomez, Tamara Dyke-Compton, and Cat Cogliandro.

     Rory was a member of The Kingwood Fillies, Varsity Theatre, and Varsity Choir at Kingwood High School. She was the Dance Captain and Assistant Choreographer in Kingwood High School’s productions of Newsies and Fiddler On The Roof. She has also performed at The Tommy Tune Awards when Kingwood High School’s Production of Newsies was nominated for “Best Musical.” Rory has acted in Kingwood High School’s productions of A Midsummers Night's Dream, Punk Rock, Steel Magnolias and many more. She choreographed Riverwood Middle School’s productions of Legally Blonde Jr. and Frozen Jr. as well as several competition solos for Rowland Ballard Danceworks and Kingwood Dance Theatre. Rory is excited to keep choreographing and allowing dance to shape the person she is.