Katie is thrilled to be joining DanceWorks Boston’s leadership team as the Program & Marketing Manager. In her role, she will work closely with the Executive Director on program logistics for each season, along with a focus on communications, marketing, and social media. 

Katie Pascarella started her dance journey at the age of four, at a local non-competitive studio. At age nine she joined Rhythm Dance Company where she started competing in regional competitions and attending workshops and conventions. Katie is trained in various styles of dance such as tap, contemporary, jazz, lyrical, hip hop, modern, ballet, pointe, and heels. During this time, she was involved in Speaking in Taps, a pre-professional tap company run by Aaron Tolson. This group performed at local events and made occasional television appearances. Alongside dance, she competed in regional gymnastics meets within the teams of Gymnastics Learning Center in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts and Massachusetts Gymnastics Center, in Westborough, Massachusetts. 

Katie continued her love of dance after high school at Eastern Connecticut State University, where she was a board member of both the Eastern Dance Team and the pre-professional group “Modern Movement”. She performed with her team at the Universal Dance Association (UDA) national competition in Orlando, Florida as well as choreographing dances, teaching classes, and organizing events and showcases for the groups. Katie continued to pursue gymnastics as a hobby as well. In Fall of 2023, Katie stepped in as a long-term substitute for Dance Dynamics Studios in Hebron, Connecticut and taught children ages 3-12 in the styles of jazz, hip hop, tap, and ballet. She graduated Magna Cum Laude from Eastern in May 2024 with a degree in Communication.

In her free time, Katie loves to read, attend farmers markets, play around at her old gymnastic gym, convince her family to adopt a puppy, and spend time with family and friends. Katie has attended several DanceWorks Boston shows over the years. This will be her first season with DanceWorks Boston - and she is so excited to be joining the leadership team and auditioning to dance in Season 26!