Dance Faculty
Pallabi Chakravorty
Stephen Lang Professor of Performing Arts
Dance
Contact
Links
Areas of interest: Kathak dance, Visual Anthropology, South Asia
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Olivia Sabee
Associate Professor
On Leave - Spring
Dance
Comparative Literature
Interpretation Theory
Contact
Links
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Joe Small ’05
Associate Professor
Department Chair, Dance
Dance
Contact
Links
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Maggie Zhao
Visiting Assistant Professor
Dance
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Associates In Performance
Ellen Gerdes
Visiting Assistant Professor
Dance
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Chandra Moss-Thorne
Senior Lecturer
Dance
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Links
Ballet Technique, Choreography, Pointe and Partnering, Certified Pilates Instructor through Power Pilates
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Jeannine Osayande
Senior Lecturer
Dance
Contact
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Bethany Formica Bender
Lecturer
Dance
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Links
Contemporary Modern Dance, Choreography
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Kyle Clark
Visiting Assistant Professor
Dance
Contact
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Wesley Rast
Associate in Performance
Dance
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Darrell Williams
Associate in Performance
Dance
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Dance Staff
Susan Grossi
Administrative Coordinator
Dance
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James Murphy
Director, Lang Performing Arts Center
Lang Performing Arts Center (LPAC)
Theater
Contact
Links
Contact Jim regarding scheduling, theater rentals, and booking.
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Dance Faculty Emeriti
Sharon Friedler
Professor Emerita
Emeritus Dance
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Links
Areas of interest: Dance composition, history and theory of dance (with special interests in cross-cultural study, gender, and dance as a social change agent), modern dance technique, and traditional dances of Ghana.
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