Born in Louisiana, and raised in Abita Springs Timothy Ward graduated high school from the New Orleans Center for the Creative Arts dance program. He then moved to NYC and earned a BFA in dance from the Juilliard School. He went on to be the last man chosen by Merce Cunningham to learn and perform his works. Currently, He works with Douglas Dunn & Dancers, Dusan Tynek Dance Theater, and Pat Catterson. During his studies Timothy performed repertory by Jose Limon, Jiri Kylian, Ohad Naharin, and Miguel Lopez, in addition to making original pieces by Elisa Monte, Alan Heinline, Doug Varone, Belinda Mcguire, Robert Battle, Adam Weinert, and Michelle Mola. Professionally, Tim has performed original works by Igal Perry, Sidra Bell, Mary Seidman, Young Soon Kim, Wendy Osserman, Brynt Beitman, Lucie Baker, Carlye Eckert, Andrea Miller, Kira Blazek, and John Zurek.