{"id":2019,"date":"2018-12-18T09:15:17","date_gmt":"2018-12-18T14:15:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/people-4\/"},"modified":"2025-04-03T11:59:47","modified_gmt":"2025-04-03T15:59:47","slug":"people-4","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/dance\/people\/","title":{"rendered":"People"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Department of Dance is a diverse, creative community. Get to know our <a href=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/people-4\/faculty-staff-dance\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/people-4\/faculty-staff-dance\/\">faculty<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/people-4\/alumni-stories-dance\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/people-4\/alumni-stories-dance\/\">alumni<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/people-4\/student-stories-dance\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/people-4\/student-stories-dance\/\">students<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Our amazing <a href=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/people-4\/faculty-staff-dance\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/people-4\/faculty-staff-dance\/\">faculty<\/a> include<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2024\/05\/DANC_People_Faculty.png\" alt=\"Five adult dancers in a line with a black background reaching different directions\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1350px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1350\/500;\"><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>a former member of the Martha Graham Dance Company<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>specialists in contact improvisation, African-Brazilian dance, Odissi Classical Indian dance, and site-specific choreography<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>founder and artistic director of local contemporary dance company Baran Dance<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>the co-editor of <em>Moving History\/ Dancing Cultures: A Dance History Reader<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>a National Dance Education Organization Lifetime Achievement Awardee<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>a musical theater choreographer whose highlights include the musicals: Rock of Ages, American Idiot, The Rocky Horror Show and Dream a Little Dream- Actor\u2019s Theatre of Charlotte<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>a Registered Somatic Dance Educator<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Among our <a href=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/people-4\/alumni-stories-dance\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/people-4\/alumni-stories-dance\/\">alumni<\/a> are<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2024\/05\/DANC_People_Alumni.png\" alt=\"Black male alumnus opened his own dance studio in Charlotte, pictured with young dance student helping with position\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1350px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1350\/500;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>an LA-based dancer who has worked with artists like Chance the Rapper<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>a staff member of the Metropolitan Opera in NYC<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>private dance studio directors<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>dance teachers in elementary, middle, and high schools<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>dance professors at Texas Tech University and Colorado State University<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>an elementary school principal<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>members of professional dance companies in New York City, Portland, Chicago, and London<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>a member of dance duo, Cost&#8217;n&#8217;Mayor<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Are you a dance alum? 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