Originally from Amherst, MA, Chava graduated from Barnard College with a B.A. in Dance and a minor in English. She has worked for Jacob's Pillow Dance and the Bates Dance Festival, and held a fellowship in the Dance Division of the Library of Congress. Chava has performed works by Martha Graham, Mark Morris, Lucinda Childs, Molissa Fenley, Patricia Hoffbauer, Joanna Kotze, Loni Landon and Kate Weare. She continues to create work and perform in the city, and is a member of Debbie Mausner Dance Collective. Chava is currently an assistant editor at Pointe.