La Rocco began her dance and theater critic career as a general arts writer for the
Associated Press. Beginning in 2005, she joined
The New York Times as their dance critic until 2013. She founded thePerformanceClub.org, which won a 2011 Creative Capital/Warhol Foundation Arts Writers Grant and focuses on criticism as a literary art form. She teaches at the School of Visual Arts MFA Art Criticism and Writing program. ==Publications==