About Kathi Martuza
Born 1975. Kathi Martuza is an American ballet dancer.
Career Martuza joined the San Francisco Ballet at the age of 17 in 1997. She was a member of SFB's corps de ballet (as Kathleen Martuza) until 2003.
Martuza joined Oregon Ballet Theatre in 2003 and was ranked principal dancer in 2007, She has had roles created for her by choreographers such as Mark Morris, James Kudelka, Christopher Stowell, Julia Adam, and Yuri Possokhov. She was also featured on the cover October/November 2007 issue of Pointe magazine. Martuza started teaching ballet at Da Vinci Arts Middle School in Portland, Oregon, in September 2013, and is currently teaching there now.
Personal life In June 2003, Martuza married Kester Cotton, whom she met while both were dancing with the San Francisco Ballet. and a consulting staff member at Oregon Ballet Theatre School. Martuza and Cotton have a son, Roy, born October 2011.
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Who is Kathi Martuza?
ballet dancer
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Kathi Martuza was born in 1975 in Boston.
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Kathi Martuza is American.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Kathi Martuza. https://biography.guide/kathi-martuza/
MLA: "Kathi Martuza." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/kathi-martuza/.
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