Keith Johnson is originally from Tempe, Arizona. He received his MFA from the University of Utah where he was awarded the Dee R. Winterton Award for Excellence in Dance. He has danced in the companies of Ririe-Woodbury, Creach/Company, Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane and Doug Varone and Dancers. Keith Johnson/Dancers was premiered in 1998 to favorable reviews in Los Angeles. Keith has been awarded the Choo San Goh Award for emerging choreographers as well as funding and support from the National Endowment for the Arts. Keith is currently an Assistant Professor at California State University, Long Beach. In 2005, he was awarded the Most Valuable Professor in The College of the Arts at CSULB. He continues to freelance as a choreographer and teacher both nationally and abroad.