Tim Lynch

Timothy Lynch, born in Mineola, New York, trained for ten years on full scholarship at the School of American Ballet before joining Pacific Northwest Ballet (PNB) in 1993. During his performing career with PNB, he danced featured roles in works by George Balanchine, Jerome Robbins, and Paul Taylor, and originated roles by numerous contemporary choreographers. His repertoire included notable character roles such as Carabosse in Sleeping Beauty, Drosselmeier in The Nutcracker, and Gamache in Don Quixote. He also appeared as Nick Bottom in the BBC production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

Lynch transitioned into education and leadership, becoming co-director of PNB’s Outreach Youth Performing Group in 2001 and joining the PNB School faculty in 2003, where he helped develop the men’s program for over a decade. He earned a BFA from Cornish College of the Arts (summa cum laude) and later an MFA in Dance, focusing on history, somatics, and pedagogy.

In 2007, he founded Seattle Dance Project, a nonprofit emphasizing collaboration, outreach, and arts education. He has choreographed and taught widely, earning honors including the KOMO Kids First Award and Educator of the Year from the Dance Educators Association of Washington.

Lynch served as Academy Director for BalletMet (2014–2016), expanding programs and initiatives, and later co-founded Lynch Dance Institute in San Diego. He has taught at major institutions including the Colburn School and universities across the U.S. Currently, he is an Assistant Professor at the University of Utah.