08/26/2026
Rounding out our new faculty introductions, welcome Khorii Hunter Tinson, Instructor of Dance! We’re excited to have Khorii joining the Department of Theatre & Dance and can’t wait to see all that our students will learn. Get to know Khorii below!
Khorii Hunter Tinson (she/her) is a multidisciplinary movement artist, educator, and choreographer from Atlanta, Georgia. She is a 2026 graduate of Florida State University with her Masters of Fine Arts Degree in Dance. Tinson received her B.F.A in Dance Performance and Choreography from The University of Texas at Austin in 2020. Khorii has performed in works by and trained with artists such as Rennie Harris, Jawole Willa-Jo Zollar, Baye and Asa, Charles O. Anderson, Gesel Mason, Jenn Freeman, Courtney Mazeika, and many others. Tinson’s unique movement style is a marriage of House dance and numerous Contemporary forms– specifically West African-Diasporic contemporary practices. She also plays Djembe and produces her own music through electronic sampler machines and digital audio workstations. Within a highly athletic, virtuosic, and dynamic movement style, Khorii’s work mainly speaks to current world politics and affairs, challenging her casts and audiences to rethink their belief in our government systems and worldwide identity. Her work Ghetto Birds was performed at the ACDA Nationals Conference in Washington, DC in May 2025, and Tinson premiered her MFA Thesis D.R.O.N.E in March 2026, which further showcased a hive-minded group of individuals rooted in efforts of resistance against unjust policing and violent militarism. Both works largely spoke to the natural right we hold as human beings to fight for our self-determination and liberation. Specifically, D.R.O.N.E called into question how The State treats the human body and reimagines a world in which the body is more powerful than a weapon. Currently, Tinson is a part of a national choreographic commission with Dayton Contemporary Dance Company, setting a new evening length work in collaboration with Charles O. Anderson and Brotherhood Dance Company, which will premier and tour in 2027.