Twelve Resources for College Professors (#5)

As we gear up for the academic year ahead, I hope to offer some inspiration, ideas, and resources for college professors. All writing has been previously posted on this blog. The goal here is to gather this information in one place during the month of August. Here's to a great year ahead!

  1. For Inspiration: An Interview with Abby Fiat (retired professor from the University of Utah)
  2. For Student Advising: A Job Survey for College Dance Majors
  3. For a Technique Course: A Journal
  4. For Guidance: Three Perspectives on Chairing a Dance Department
  5. For a Freshman Seminar Course: A Reading List
  6. For Inspiration: 20 Quotes from 20 Artists
  7. For an Undergraduate Composition Course: A Reading List
  8. For a Dance History Course: Two Reading Lists
  9. For a Graduate Level Choreography Course: Essays, Book Recommendations, and Guiding Questions
  10. For a Senior Seminar Course: A Reading List
  11. For Guidance: Ten Dancers Share about Tenure
  12. For a Dance Education Course: A Reading List 

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For a Freshman Seminar Course: A Reading List (Updated in August 2016)

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Michelle Yard performing in the Mark Morris Dance Group ("Mozart Dances")

From Blog Director Jill Randall:

Looking back at the 136 artist profiles and monthly features from the past 4 years, I have selected 18 blog posts to use within a college Freshman Seminar Course. These 18 pieces offer a wide range of viewpoints and seeds of inspiration as students embark on a 4-year dance major. Dancers talk about holding multiple roles within dance, earning an income, securing performing gigs, learning how to teach, and much more. Students will read about artists around the United States.

You can share the links below, or print out each post to include in a course reader. 

Feedback and stories are always welcome – randalldanceprojects@gmail.com.

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A Job Survey/Self-Assessment for Modern Dancers

My Dance Week: Kristin Damrow

My Dance Week: Tanya Chianese

Speaking as a Teaching Artist

Becoming a Teaching Artist: Getting Your Foot in the Door

Advice on Dancing in NYC

What I Look for in a Dancer

Questions We Ask Ourselves: Reflecting On and Analyzing a Dance Performance

Artist Profile: Julia Burrer (Brooklyn, NY)

Artist Profile: Alice Sheppard (New York, NY and San Francisco, CA)

Artist Profile: Annie Rosenthal Parr (Mill Valley, CA)

Artist Profile: Craig Berman (Las Vegas, NV)

Artist Profile: Doug Gillespie (Brooklyn, NY)

Artist Profile: Michelle Yard (Brooklyn, NY)

Artist Profile: Wendy Jones (San Francisco, CA)

Artist Profile: Banning Bouldin (Nashville, TN)

Artist Profile: Nadia Oka (Oakland, CA)

Artist Profile: Samsam Yung (Brooklyn, NY)

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