Kitty Lunn Dies at 76: Ballet Dancer and Infinity Dance Theater Founder Remembered

Kitty Lunn, the acclaimed American ballet dancer, actress, disability advocate, and founder of Infinity Dance Theater, is being remembered for a remarkable career that challenged traditional ideas about dance and expanded opportunities for performers with disabilities.

Reports published on September 25, 2026, state that Lunn died at the age of 76. A specific cause of death has not been reliably confirmed in the sources reviewed, and no cause should be presented as fact without an authoritative announcement from her family or organization.

Lunn discovered her passion for ballet as a child after watching The Red Shoes. She began training in New Orleans before continuing her studies with the Washington Ballet. Her early career included professional performances in ballet, eventually leading her to New York, where she was preparing for her Broadway debut.

In 1987, Lunn’s life changed dramatically when she slipped on ice and fell down a flight of stairs while preparing for her first Broadway production. The accident caused a spinal cord injury that left her paraplegic and using a wheelchair. After extensive treatment and years of recovery, however, Lunn returned to ballet and began developing ways to continue dancing from a wheelchair. Dance/NYC describes her work as developing wheelchair dance techniques rooted in classical ballet and modern dance.

In 1995, Lunn founded Infinity Dance Theater, a company featuring dancers with and without disabilities. The organization was created to expand the boundaries of dance while challenging perceptions about who could be considered a dancer. Its work combined ballet with modern and jazz techniques adapted to the abilities of individual performers.

Under Lunn’s leadership, Infinity Dance Theater performed across the United States and internationally, including appearances at the Kennedy Center and the 1996 Cultural Paralympiad in Atlanta. Her influence also extended into dance education and advocacy for greater inclusion of disabled performers in the arts.

Lunn also pursued acting, including television work and a recurring role on As the World Turns. She remained connected to both performance and advocacy throughout her career.

Lunn was married to actor Andrew Macmillan, who died in 2016. Her legacy lives on through Infinity Dance Theater, the performers she inspired, and the broader movement toward greater inclusion in dance.

Kitty Lunn will be remembered not simply for overcoming a life-changing injury, but for helping reshape the possibilities of dance itself and creating opportunities for artists who had often been excluded from traditional stages.