- Alvin Ailey
Alvin Ailey, Jr. (January 5, 1931 - December 1, 1989) was an African American modern dancer and choreographer who founded the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. He died of AIDS, at the age of 58. Ailey was born to his 17-year-old mother, Lula Cooper, in Rogers, Texas. Alvin developed an early interest in dance. In 1943 he and his mother moved to Los Angeles. Initially, he took dance classes from choreographer Katherine Dunham, and later studied under Los Angeles, … - Anna Sokolow
Anna Sokolow (born February 9, 1910, Hartford, Connecticut; died March 29, 2000 in New York City, New York) was an American dancer and choreographer. She began her dance training with Martha Graham and Louis Horst at the Neighborhood Playhouse. In the 1930s, while a member of the Graham Company and assistant to Horst's dance composition classes, Sokolow formed her own dance company, the Dance Unit. - Sally Ness
- Margaret A. Mead-Finizio
MARGARET A. MEAD-FINIZIO - Associate Artist Margaret has choreographed, assistant directed and taught classes for FYT since 1992. Most recent choreographic credits include ALIEN SOIL, KANDEED'S AWF'LY BIG ADVENTURE, THE GREAT IRON TRAIL, REVISIONS OF SUGAR PLUMS and CHARLOTTE'S WEB. Margaret received her BFA from Florida State University and her MFA from the University of Iowa. - Kathleen Klein
Dr. Klein completed her PhD in Global Leadership at Lynn University in 2004. A national authority on dance education, she has recently authored a monograph on dance and published a book on career readiness for dancers. - Joan Buttram
- Lisa Fusillo
- Lea Marshall
Lea Marshall is co-founder and Executive Director of GZDC, and Producer/Assistant Professor at Virginia Commonwealth University's Department of Dance & Choreography. Lea also serves as afreelance dance writer/critic for Style Weekly , Dance Magazine , and occasionally C-ville Weekly , RVA Magazine , Ballet-Dance Magazine and Dance International. - Scott Putman
Scott Putman , a native of Chicago, is currently an assistant professor at Virginia Commonwealth University in the department of Dance and Choreography. He is the founder and Artistic Director of Cerulean Dance Theatre and has danced with companies such as Mordine and Company Dance Theatre, Ballet Theatre of Chicago, Dimitrius Klein Dance Company, Minnesota Ballet, independent choreographers Randy Duncan and the Ruth Page Foundation Chicago Tribune Charities Nutcracker. - Lisa Naugle
Lisa Naugle Associate professor of dance, Claire Trevor School of the Arts - Denise Posnak
DENISE POSNAK has performed, choreographed and taught throughout the United States and Hungary. After graduating Magna Cum Laude from Chapman University with a degree in Education, she moved to Budapest, Hungary where she taught English and Dance in public high schools from 1998-2000. In 2006 she completed a MFA in dance at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign where her research included somatic practices in the dance classroom, dance for the camera, and site-specific art. - Mark Wheeler
Mark Wheeler Professor of Dance Undergraduate Major and Minor Advisor Director, UGA Ballroom Performance Group Ph.D., The Ohio State University E-mail: mwheeler@uga.edu Mark Wheeler holds master's degrees in dance and in literature from Indiana University and the Ph.D. from The Ohio State University. His training in ballroom has centered at Brigham Young University. - Thomas K. Hagood
THOMAS K. HAGOOD , Ph.D: BS – Dance, SUNY Brockport; MA – Modern Dance, University of Utah; PhD – Dance, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Associate Professor and Director of Dance at the Florida International University. From 1994-1997 Dr. Hagood directed the BFA dance program at the Wichita State University, Wichita, KS. , and from 1997-2001 was Director of Graduate Studies in Dance (MA and MFA) at Mills College, Oakland, CA. - Shelly R. Pershing
Shelly R. Pershing - Owner / Director Shelly is a 1996 honors graduate of Oklahoma City University where she received a Bachelor of Science degree in Dance Management. She has over 25 years of experience as a dancer / teacher. Her credits include work with Andy Williams in Branson MO , The Norman OK Ballet Company, Oklahoma Opera & Music Theatre Company, The American Spirit Dance Company of Oklahoma , and the late great Shari Lewis and Lambchop. - David Curwen
DAVID CURWEN is an Associate Professor in the Department of Dance at Western Michigan University. He is also the Artistic Director of The Western Dance Project, the department’s performance ensemble. Mr. Curwen danced professionally in several ballet companies; performing lead roles in ballets by Balanchine, Petipa, Ashton, de Mille, Tudor, Flindt, Goh and Uthoff. - Anna Beatrice Scott
Anna Beatrice Scott is assistant professor in the Department of Dance at University of California, Riverside, and currently serving as a Provost’s Fellow in Theater, Film and Dance at Cornell University. She specializes in the study, analysis, and performance of dance practices in the African Diaspora, with an emphasis on the performance of Black Power Ideologies as they intersect transnational entertainment industries and local spiritual/philosophical practices. - Tony Schultz
TONY SCHULTZ was born, raised and currently resides in the borough of the Bronx, in New York City.He is a physicist researching computer vision for applications in human movement analysis and dance notation at the City University of New York Graduate Center. Tony is fascinated with the art/science interface and the development of dance technologies. He currently teaches Dance and Technology in the Department of Dance at Sarah Lawrence College . - Ray McNamara
Ray McNamara has played on film scores, records, television, commercials, and various stages. As a member of the Daniel Lentz Group, Ray toured Europe and the United States. He has collaborated with many L.A. based choreographers including: Fern Ackerman, Loretta Livingston, Stephanie Gilliland, Susan Rose, Michael Mizerany, Linda Sohl-Donnell and Fred Strickler. In 1995, He collaborated with Anna Halprin for the annual “Earth Run” at Mt. Tamalpais. - Betty Prickett
Betty Prickett joined the UGA Department of Dance in 1994. She not only serves as a business manager , accountant, and facilitator coordinator to the department, but as an organizational leader. Aside from keeping the department running smoothly and in an organized fashion during both normal and peak performance seasons, Prickett continuously trains the faculty in the latest technology. - Emily Yewell
Emily holds a M.F.A. in Theatre Arts with a Dance Emphasis from the University of Arizona and a B.S. in Elementary Education from Loyola University Chicago. She performed in Chicago with the Gus Giordano Jazz Dance Chicago and River North Dance Company. Emily was also a faculty member at the Giordano Dance Center and at the Lou Conte Dance Studio (home of Hubbard Street Dance Company), both in Chicago. She went on to become a company member of Wats on Dance! - Joan Buttram
Joan Buttram Associate Professor of Dance Ballet Program Coordinator Director, UGA Ballet Ensemble M.F.A., Texas Christian University E-mail: jbuttram@uga.edu Joan Buttram is an Associate Professor of Dance at the University of Georgia. As the Ballet Coordinator for the Department of Dance, Buttram instructs university classes in classical ballet, pointe, dance history, dance appreciation and creative rhythmic activities for children. - Molissa Fenley
Ms. Fenley has also choreographed works for the Ohio Ballet (FERAL, 1986), the Australian Dance Theater (A DESCENT INTO THE MAELSTROM, 1986), for the Deutsche Oper Ballet of Berlin (BRIDGE OF DREAMS, 1994), for the National Ballet School of Canada (INNER ENCHANTMENTS, 1996), and for the Performing Dance Company at the University of Utah (TIMBRAL INVENTIONS, 1999, ESCALAY, 1999 and I AND YOU RESEMBLE EACH OTHER, NOW, 2000). - Kathryne van Assche
Kathryne Van Assche Kathryne Van Assche comes to us from Orlando, Florida. She has trained with such well-known schools as The Edith Royal Ballet School and Southern Ballet Theater (currently the Orlando Ballet). Kathryne graduated from Florida State University in Tallahassee with a Masters Degree. - Cathy Jackson
Cathy graduated from the University of Georgia with a BSED in Art Education, then furthered her studies in scientific illustration. She has worked as a potter and scientific illustrator, and also as an art instructor for the Athens Academy upper school. Throughout her life, Cathy has always had a great interest in the movement and health of the human body and for the past 20 years has studied and taught many movement therapies. - Lisa Fusillo
Lisa Fusillo Department Head Associate Professor of Dance - Davis Divisional
Davis Robert F. Berman Neurological Surgery Irvine (Spring 2007) Moyra Smith Pediatrics - Pegge Vissicaro
- Kathy Gordon-Dancer
Kathy St Jean has been dancing since a very young child. She started dancing in the performing arts and during college crossed over into ballroom. She has taught ballroom and the performing arts for over 25 years, and is a Professor of Dance at Rhode Island College along with being on the staff of The Dancin Feelin , in Warwick, RI. She is a former competitor having won many titles in American Smooth, International Latin and Standard. - Sandra Minton
Sandra Minton was Dance Coordinator and Professor at the University of Northern Colorado from 1972 to 1998. Previous to this appointment, she was a dance instructor at the University of Missouri at Kansas City. Minton has also taught for Iglewood California Unified Schools, Denver Public Schools and is currently a dance specialist with Littleton Public Schools. She has been presenting workshops for teachers dealing with the content of the proposed presentation since the 1990's. - Pedro Salazar
Pedro’s travel to Europe, Asia and the Caribbean led him to North America where he immigrated to Canada. He has studied dance at George Brown College, Toronto Dance Theatre and the National Ballet of Venezuela. He also studied languages at the University Pedagogic of Caracas, Venezuela and Kinesiology at York University in Toronto. - Jennifer Fisher
Jennifer Fisher Assistant Professor of Dance Dance History, Theory, Criticism, and Ethnography Dr. Fisher earned a master’s degree in dance history and ethnography from York University in Toronto before receiving her Ph.D. in Dance History and Theory from the University of California, Riverside. Having taught both at York University and at Pomona College, Claremont, California, she was for ten years a regular contributor of dance writing to the Los Angeles Times . - Betty Lind
Betty Lind was born on March 2, 1913 in Brooklyn, N.Y. to Lois and Anna Lieberman. After graduating from Eastern District High School in 1928, Lind worked as a doctor's office assistant and nurse until 1932. In 1932 Lind began her career as a professional dancer, choreographer, and teacher. - Loretta Livingston
Ms. Livingston has been involved in special projects that cross cultural and international boundaries. She was invited to collaborate with Danza Floricanto/USA, a Mexican folklorico company in 1998, as well as to participate in a special improvisation project with master improviser Simone Forti in Paris in 2000. - Marc Ray
Marc Ray Technology Specialist Work experience: Marc has been working in the computer networking and Internet development field for the past seven years. His work has ranged from website programming to network administration and design. He also brings to the department his experience in digital video and documentary video production. - Norman Beede
Mr. Beede is the Senior Musician and Director of Dance Accompanists at the UCI Dance Dept. where he teaches Music for Dancers, plays for ballet and modern classes, composes and produces music for students and faculty. He has been a musician for dance since 1971. - Glen Dunzweiler
Glen Dunzweiler (Lighting and Sound Designer) is the resident Lighting and Sound Designer for the Department of Theatre at UCR. His credits include Visiting Assistant Professor at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, where he designed lighting and sound for numerous original works in the Department of Dance. He has designed for Nevada Opera Company, Las Vegas Little Theatre, Theatre Zoe, Henlopen Theatre Project in Delaware, and The Unicorn Theatre in Kansas City, Missouri. - Alan Terricciano
Alan Terricciano Professor of Dance Department Chair Musical Resources, Music for Dancers, Dance Accompaniment, Composition, Multimedia Arts Educated at Yale University and the Eastman School of Music, Alan Terricciano is a Professor on the faculty of the University of California, Irvine, where he serves as chair of the Dance Department. - Jodie Gates
Jodie Gates Assistant Professor of Dance Ballet, Choreography, Pointe Jodie Gates has been working professionally at the highest level in the dance world for over twenty years. Her reputation of a high artistic standard and critical acclaim within the dance community is known and respected throughout the United States and internationally. Currently she choreographs her own works and stages William Forsythe's ballets internationally. - Grant Lum
Dr. Grant Lum , MD, CCFP, Dip Sport Med | Medical Director Dr. Grant Lum graduated from the University of Toronto in 1992. He is accredited in Family Medicine, and also holds the Diploma in Sport Medicine. He is the medical director of The Therapy Room and Athlete's Care, and is a Lecturer at the University of Toronto, in the Faculty of Medicine. - Lucinda J. Lawrence
Lucinda J. Lawrence University Bands Librarian BM and MM (composition), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Prior to her appointment in the School of Music, Ms. Lawrence was the Music Director for the Department of Dance at the UIUC, 1979-1988.
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