Thank you to all symposium attendees, presenters, hosts, and sponsors for making Getting Closer to Dance a wonderful success. The convening sparked connections, ideas, and inspiration to the field of dance and movement-based practices. Please check back soon for highlights and photos from the symposium.
I came to this convening depleted, I left filled up.
I feel so fed and inspired and sincerely hope to stay connected in meaningful ways.
Just please keep doing this. Thank you.
So grateful and energized by my time shared.
I am inspired and renewed. Your efforts will surely advance dance education and by extension dance presentation as we move forward.
Symposium Attendees and Presenters
Joseph Alter, San Diego State University
Zakiya Atkinson, Teacher's College of Columbia University
Sheila Barker, Marymount Manhattan College
Sarah Barry, University of Alabama
Emily Berry, Queensborough CUNY
Shirlene Blake, Director of Dance Education, NYCDOE
Kirven Boyd, Artistic Director COCA Dance
Ronald K. Brown, Founder and Artistic Director, Ronald K. Brown/EVIDENCE
Arcell Cabuag, Associate Artistic Director, Ronald K. Brown/EVIDENCE
Cornelius Carter, Symposium Co-Director
Jade Charon, Medgar Evers College
Allison Costa, Barnard College
Cheyla Clawson, Wichita State University
Karen Clemente, Ursinus College
Patricia Cohen, NYU Steinhardt
Grisha Coleman, Arizona State University
Brandi Coleman, Southern Methodist University
Kim Cullen, Executive Director, NYLA
Deborah Damast, Director of Dance Education, NYU Steinhardt
Thomas DeFrantz, Northwestern University
Phoebe DeVincenzi, Dancewave
E. Moncell Durden, University of Southern California
Matthew Farmer, Hope College
Ondine Geary, Colorado University Atlas Institute
Danni Gee, Programming Director, The Joyce Theater
Jazelynn Goudy, Marymount Manhattan College
Lindsay Guarino, Salve Regina University
Lane Harwell, Ford Foundation
Carol Hess, University of Maryland, Baltimore
Orlando Hunter, Ohio State University, Brother(hood) Dance Co.
Carlos Jones, Buffalo State University
Julie Kerr-Berry, Minnesota State University
Rebecca Lazier, Princeton University
Elijah Lennington, Wayne State University
Pamela Levy, NYU/ABT
Heather McCartney, Symposium Co-Director, The Joyce Theater
Sarah Marcus, Mark Morris Dance Group
DJ McDonald, Dance Parade
Wendy Oliver, Providence College
Lauren Pagano, Dance Education and Symposium Intern
Jessica Rajko, Wayne State University
Tiffany Rhynard, Florida State University
LROD Rodriguez, Harvard University
Lay'la Rogers, Merce Cunningham Trust
Allegra Romita, Program Administrator, NYU Steinhardt
Rebecca Salzer, University of Alabama
Linda Shelton, Executive Director, The Joyce Theater
CariAnn ShimSham, NYU Tisch
Dawn Stoppiello, University of Southern California
Vincent Thomas, Towson University
Carl Tirsgaard, Teacher's College of Columbia University
Afaliah Tribune, NYU Steinhardt
Allison Trotta, Teacher's College of Columbia University
Ricarrdo Valentine, Ohio State University, Brother(hood) Dance Co.
Marianne Rose Weber, Dance Education Assistant, The Joyce Theater
Omari Wiles, Creative Director, Les Ballet Afrik
Dana Whitco, NYU Tisch Creative Research
Kevin Williamson, Scripps College
André Zachery, NYU Tisch
Norah Zuniga-Shaw, Ohio State University, Livable Futures
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