Caitlin Bell

Caitlin Bell (McCarty) is a writer, dancer, dance teacher, and choreographer who spent much of her young life dancing, teaching, and creating throughout Reno, Nevada. Bell attended the University of Nevada, Reno, where she studied English, writing, and dance. Upon graduating, she moved to New York City, where she worked for Brooklyn-based, award-winning contemporary dance company Gallim Dance. While at Gallim, Bell acted as the company's only full-time associate and oversaw the company's education program, collegiate outreach program, touring, development, and much more. While in New York, she was able to study dance both at her place of work and at the prestigious Mark Morris Dance Center, taking classes from noted dancers and choreographers such as Sidra Bell, Navarra Novy-Williams, and Julia Ehrstrand.

Bell is a locally and nationally published writer, writing articles for Dance Magazine and local Reno publications. Her passion for dance, dance education, and the arts are wide and diverse. She is interested in the correlation between dance and text and the connection between the arts and sciences. She has the utmost passion for teaching others the importance of dance and movement in the classroom and how it pertains to the ""real world."" She is certified to teach Dance for PD, an international dance program of the Mark Morris Dance Group. Bell has her Master of Business Administration from the University of Nevada, Reno.

Bell is the founder and artistic director of the Reno-based contemporary dance company Collateral and Co. It was founded in 2017 and has performed throughout Northern Nevada since its inception.