Category: Choreographers

Photo credit: Roz Newmark Hometown: Ridgewood, NJ            Current city: Salt Lake City, UT Age: 62 College and degree: BA in Architecture, University of Minnesota How you pay the bills: University professor and dance department Chair All of the dance hats you wear: Dancer, choreographer, teacher, mentor, administrator —————————————- I was…

Hometown: Sacramento, CA Current city: Los Angeles, CA Age: 42 College and degree: California State University, Fullerton, BA 1994 Graduate school and degree: University of Utah, MFA in Modern Dance 1996 (age 24-26) How you pay the bills: Professor and Chair of Dance at Loyola Marymount University All of the dance hats you wear: Dance…

Each week following an artist's post, reflection questions and research ideas will get posted. These are aimed towards college level courses (senior seminar, composition, dance education, and more), but of course anyone can read the postscript and find thought-provoking questions and activities. Consider: Your Skills as a Dancer In Stephanie's profile, she described what she…

Hometown:  Salt Lake City, Utah Current city: New York (Williamsburg, Brooklyn) Age: 37 College and degree:  University of Utah, BFA Modern Dance Website: www.sleepdance.org How you pay the bills: Costume Coordinator for Mark Morris Dance Group, plus other wardrobe/sewing gigs All of the hats you wear or have worn: dancer, choreographer, producer, teacher (gym, dance, substitute, yoga), math…

Photo: Blaine Covert  Hometown:  Windsor, NY Current city:  Oakland, CA Age:  51 College and degree:  BA, self-designed major in Cross-Cultural Performing Arts from Elmira College Graduate school and degree:  SUNY Brockport, MA in Dance (entered at age 24); UC Davis, MFA Dramatic Arts (entered age 47) Website:  Paufve Dance How you pay the bills:  by teaching…

Each week following an artist's post, reflection questions and research ideas will get posted. These are aimed towards college level courses (senior seminar, composition, dance education, and more), but of course anyone can read the postscript and find thought-provoking questions and activities. Discuss: Inspiration Within a group discussion, or with a partner, discuss 2-3 ideas…

Photo: Scott Pakudaitis Hometown: Eden Prairie, MN Current city: Chicago, IL Age: 33 College and degree: Luther College, BA in Theater/Dance with an emphasis in Dance and a minor in Vocal Performance Graduate school and degree: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, MFA in Dance. I started when I was 23. I was the youngest in my class…

Photo: Katelin Carter Hometown: Aurora, Illinois           Current city: Phoenix, Arizona Age: 31 When you started to dance: I began my formal training in college when I was 17. When you first took a modern dance class: My first modern class was my first semester of college. College and degree: Western…

Each week following an artist's post, reflection questions and research ideas will get posted. These are aimed towards college level courses (senior seminar, composition, dance education, and more), but of course anyone can read the postscript and find thought-provoking questions and activities.   Discuss: Inspiration As a group, talk about 2 details from Helen's profile…

Photo credit: Jo Grabowski Hometown: Luceville, Québec (population 1,300) Current city: Winston-Salem, North Carolina Age: 33 Attended an arts high school? I attended North Carolina School of the Arts (NCSA) for grade 12 College and degree: North Carolina School of the Arts, BFA in Dance Graduate school and degree: Hollins University, MFA in Dance. I…