Christa St. John, MFA, is an Assistant Professor of Ballet, Ballet Program Coordinator, and Co-Artistic Director of Repertory Ballet Ensemble at Utah Valley University (UVU). In addition to directing the company, she teaches ballet choreography, ballet pedagogy, pointe, ballet technique, and dance theory courses, mentors emergent student choreographers and scholars, and regularly presents scholarly and creative works at national and international festivals, conferences, and performance venues. Her appointment at UVU follows a professional ballet performance career that spanned over a decade and four years as a division director of an integrated academic and ballet conservatory for pre-professional dancers.

Christa is a prolific choreographer and has premiered numerous works for professional and university dancers and frequently collaborates with professional and university orchestras as well as university theatre, opera, and visual arts programs. Since launching her choreographic career in 2014, she has earned significant commissions including the creation of her own full-length version of The Nutcracker for Ballet Indiana. In addition to her work at UVU, Christa teaches masterclasses across the US and regularly serves as a faculty member and choreographer for Joffrey Ballet School’s summer intensive programs. Christa holds an MFA in Dance from the University of Oklahoma.