Quynn L. Johnson, Ed.M., is a multidisciplinary performing artist, International Arts-based Educator, and self-published author. Ms. Johnson is a graduate of Harvard University (Ed.M.) and Howard University (B.S.), and she is the recipient of the 2020 John F. Kennedy Center Local Dance Commissioning Project. Her performance highlights include being a soloist in the tour of Broadway’s After Midnight (NCL), Chasing Magic by Ayodele Casel and Torya Beard, UnSungShero’s by Dormeshia, Thank You Bill by Dormeshia, Derek Grant, and Jason Samuels Smith, Ryan K. Johnson’s Zaz: The Big Easy, Latida Negro by Rafael Santa Cruz, Great Gatsby by The Washington Ballet, and Savion Glover’s TiiDii3000 Company.

As a global provider of arts-integrated educational programming, Quynn’s work utilizes tap dance, body percussion, and embodied storytelling to address social issues directly affecting underinvested communities while reconceptualizing educational approaches for young learners. Her global programming has impacted students across the United States, Uganda, South Africa, and St.Thomas, USVI, reaching 85,000+ youth from pre-k through 12th grade through assemblies, residencies, and professional development workshops. As the director of SOLE Defined’s SOLE Stepz programming, she continues establishing innovative approaches to creatively integrate elements of tap dance with literacy and math, promoting 21st-century skills and education. To complement her work in the classroom, Ms. Johnson self-published a children’s book and workbook, Lucky’s Tap Dancing Feet.