Kori Wakamatsu (she/her) is a Teaching Professor of Dance at Brigham Young University (BYU). Before entering higher education, she taught dance and drama in the Utah public school system. She received her MA in Dance from California State University, Long Beach; a Theatre Endorsement from the University of Utah; and a BA in Dance Education from Brigham Young University. She has been honored to work on many collaborative projects such as Thought of You, a dance and animation project with Ryan Woodward. She also collaborated on The Nightingale play with Julia Ashworth and received a large grant to travel with students to study Beijing Opera. She co-created ON SITE mobile dance series with Kate Monson and Ashley Anderson, under the umbrella of the nonprofit organization loveDANCEmore. A recent collaboration includes Theatre Engine Company’s Dance Engine, a technology-infused interactive production created by Alison Dobbins from Michigan State University. She has published in the Journal of Dance Education, Arts Education Policy Review, and contributed to Ethical Dilemmas in Dance Education: Case Studies in Humanizing Dance Pedagogy.