Darcy Naganuma is the Artistic Director/ Founder of Naganuma Dance. Born and raised in Lihue, Hawaii, Darcy holds a B.F.A. and Dance Education certification from the University of Utah, where she was a Presidential Scholar and recipient of the Interdisciplinary Arts Scholarship. Her choreography, ranging in theme from human diversity to gender dynamics in Japanese culture, has been presented in Hawaii, Salt Lake City, Connecticut, New Hampshire, and New York. Her heart resides in the studio; she is constantly invigorated by the magic that emerges as her own ideas meet the unique strengths of her collaborators.

Darcy heads the modern program at the school of the Westchester Ballet Company in New York. Her teaching credits include workshops at SUNY Purchase, PMT Dance Studio, the Utah State Dance Conference, Salt Lake Community College, and Repertory Dance Theatre. She has appeared in works by Ron K. Brown, Doug Elkins, Alwin Nikolais (solo reset by Alberto del Saz), Viola Farber, Linda Diamond, and Donna White. She was featured in the premiere of a new Repertory Dance Theatre LINKS work, and, since her move to New York City, has danced with Opus Dance Theatre and Hydroflo Dance Company. She has appeared in commercials and dance specials on both the MTV and VH1 networks, and was invited to perform at the UN Headquarters in May 2007.

Since its inception in January of 2006, Naganuma Dance has been selected to appear in the PMT Seasonal Showcases, the 2006 & 2007 Battery Dance Company Downtown Dance Festivals, the Earl Mosley Masters of Dance Performance Series, the 2006 Dumbo Dance Festival, and 2007 & 2008 White Wave Cool New York Dance Festivals. Naganuma Dance was recently awarded an exclusive contract with Global Talent Associates, joining such esteemed companies as Rennie Harris Puremovement and Step Afrika.