Tanesha Payne, dancer

As a movement artist based in San Antonio, TX, Tanesha Payne (she/they) performs, creates, educates, and advocates for all things dance.  Tanesha is the founder and artistic director of sumRset Dance, a professional contemporary dance company based in Bexar County. She holds a BFA in Dance Studies from Texas State University and graduated Summa Cum Laude with her MFA in Choreography from Jacksonville University. Most recently, Tanesha was awarded an Individual Artist Grant for the 2024 cycle, completed her second year as a Wolf Trap teaching artist, and is serving as an Artist at Work in San Antonio.