Ph.D. Mind- Body Medicine - Saybrook University (In Progress)

M.A. Liberal Arts and Science (MALAS) - San Diego State University 2024

B.F.A. Dance - San Diego State University 2022

A.A.-T Sociology - Folsom Lake College 2020

A.A. Dance Studies - Folsom Lake College 2019

Robbie Taylor is a Placerville, California, native who has had a passion for the arts his whole life. Having access to the family computer, he learned how to dance through YouTube videos and later joined the dance department at his high school in Placerville, California. After graduation, Robbie attended Folsom Lake College, where he explored dancing ballet, modern, musical theater, and dance composition and production. While attending Folsom Lake College, he joined the MOSAIC Dance Company of Folsom Lake College in 2016, where the company's focus was on local outreach programs, performing at local events and venues, and touring nationally. 

In 2017, Robbie performed in the annual Sacramento Ballet 'Nutcracker' under the direction and mentorship of artistic director Ron Cunningham. While studying at the Sacramento Ballet, his training focus was on character pantomime and performance, Alexander technique, and classical ballet. He also performed with the company in other works including 'Carmina Burana' and 'Giselle'. 

Robbie joined Sacramento Contemporary Dance Theatre (SCDT) in 2018, under the direction of Jacob Gutierrez-Montoya. He found a home in SCDT where the company brings the work of local non-profits to the stage through visual and performing arts. 

In 2019, Robbie finished his associate degrees in dance and sociology from Folsom Lake College. During the COVID-19 Pandemic, he moved from Sacramento to Orange County for a year to study at CSU Fullerton and later transferred to San Diego State University where he obtained his BFA in Dance in the Fall of 2022. 

After graduating, Robbie continued his research in the Master of Arts in Liberal Arts and Science program at SDSU where he created the With;OUT Dance Project exploring the cathartic expression of queer dancemaking. 

I always wanted to be a dancer, but instead spent twelve years as a wrestler, living within expectations that did not always reflect who I wanted to be. When I was not allowed to take ballet as a child, I turned to YouTube and taught myself the basics of ballet and jazz. Dance became a space where I could discover, express, and accept both the masculine and feminine parts of myself. 

That experience continues to shape why I create dances today. My work is rooted in creating spaces where queer dancers can move freely, explore identity and sexuality, and feel part of something without fear of judgment or exclusion. 

Through projects such as The With;OUT Dance Project, I continue to ask how dancemaking can foster self-discovery, community, and social change. My hope is that we rediscover our true selves through mind-body movement practices that do not remain in the studio or onstage, but follow us into how we understand our behaviors, one another, and the communities we are part of. 

Namaste, 

Robbie T.