Peggy Choy

Professor, Dance Department

When Peggy Choy first came to Madison in 1982, it was to complete an M.S. in Urban and Regional Planning. In 2016, with an M.F.A. in Dance and Choreography from UW–Milwaukee under her belt, she returned to join the UW–Madison faculty as a professor of Dance and Asian American Studies. “I have had the privilege of collaborating with innovative faculty across diverse fields, such as the biological, neurological sciences, and environmental studies,” Choy says. “I have had the honor of working with innovative thinkers across the state — including dedicated perma-culturalists and Native Nations educators.” Choy says she’s excited to continue her dance and music collaborations with artists here in Madison, as well as in Brazil and in New York. Her Afro Asian dance and music performance, “SEEDS,” will premier in New York in March 2026, and her screendance, “Dreams of the Abandoned Daughter,” will premier in Madison in April 2026. “Today, art students and faculty alike are learning to navigate the perilous times in which we find ourselves, with dwindling support,” Choy says. “I remain convinced that the performing arts can nurture the spirit, mind and body, and can ignite our campus community to build stronger bridges beyond its borders.”