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Professional Actor; Social Media Maven at Children\u2019s Theatre of Charlotte<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n

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\n \n Ali Duffy <\/a>\n <\/div>\n \n \n
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A President’s Excellence in Teaching Professor of Dance and Honors, Associate Head of Dance, and Graduate Dance Director at Texas…<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n

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\n \n Anna Edwards <\/a>\n <\/div>\n \n \n
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Adjunct professor at Johnson C. Smith University and Dance Teacher for the City of Belmont Recreation Department and Gaston Dance…<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n

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\n \n Audrey Baran <\/a>\n <\/div>\n \n \n
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Visiting Assistant Professor of Dance at UNC Charlotte and founder Baran Dance Company<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n

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\n \n Caitlyn Swett <\/a>\n <\/div>\n \n \n
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Dancer, Musician, and Managing and Development Director at the Culture Mill<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n

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\n \n Chandra McCloud Glover <\/a>\n <\/div>\n \n \n
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Dance Department Chair, Northwest School of the Arts<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n

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\n \n Christina Hudgins <\/a>\n <\/div>\n \n \n
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Board Certified Dance\/Movement Therapist, Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counseling Associate, and dance instructor, Greensboro, NC<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n

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\n \n Davian (DJ) Robinson <\/a>\n <\/div>\n \n \n
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Dancer, Choreographer, Motivational Speaker, Massage Therapist, and former Paralympic Athlete<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n

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\n \n Dedrick Perkins <\/a>\n <\/div>\n \n \n
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Instructor, choreographer, dancer, owner\/founder of Dedrick’s Dance District, Charlotte<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n

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\n \n Dimara Coulouras <\/a>\n <\/div>\n \n \n
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Surgical Patient Care Coordinator, Ocean Drive Plastic Surgery and MedSpa, Florida<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n

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\n \n Emma Montecalvo Castronovo <\/a>\n <\/div>\n \n \n
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Doctoral Student in Physical Therapy at Arcadia University, Glenside, PA<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n

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\n \n Gabriela Shutt <\/a>\n <\/div>\n \n \n
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Youth Mobilization Manager at One Love Foundation<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n

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\n \n Hardin M. Minor <\/a>\n <\/div>\n \n \n
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Performance Artist, Co-Founder\/Artistic Director of OMIMEO Mime Theatre Education:Bachelor of Creative Arts, UNC Charlotte (1979) Hometown:Charlotte, NC Charlotte native and…<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n

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\n \n Hunter Wayne Foster <\/a>\n <\/div>\n \n \n
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Freelance Dance Artist, LA<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n

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\n \n Jasmine Bunn <\/a>\n <\/div>\n \n \n
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Professional Dancer based in LA<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n

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\n \n Katie Harmon <\/a>\n <\/div>\n \n \n
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Company Artist with Aerial Dance Chicago \/ Multimedia Dance Artists<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n

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\n \n Keisha Hughes <\/a>\n <\/div>\n \n \n
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Professional dancer, dance teacher, and entrepreneur in LA<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n

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\n \n Laura Dearman Mosteller <\/a>\n <\/div>\n \n \n
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Principal Dancer with Neville Dance Theatre\/Freelance Dance Artist, New York City<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n

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\n \n Lillian Willis <\/a>\n <\/div>\n \n \n
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Dancer, Mentor, Graduate Student<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n

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\n \n Lorraine Crittendon <\/a>\n <\/div>\n \n \n
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Middle School Dance Educator within CMS<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n

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\n \n Lydia Heidt <\/a>\n <\/div>\n \n \n
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Teacher at Dance Davidson and Company Member with Baran Dance, Charlotte<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n

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\n \n Madeline Jazz Harvey <\/a>\n <\/div>\n \n \n
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Assistant Professor of Dance at Colorado State University<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n

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\n \n Madinah F. Hamidullah, PhD <\/a>\n <\/div>\n \n \n
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Director of Research Advisory Services for EAB<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n

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Dance Educator; MFA Student at Texas Woman\u2019s University<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n

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Owner of Alternative Fitness Pilates<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n

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Teaching Artist for\u00a0The Woodruff Arts Center\/Resident Artist at the\u00a0Work Room, Atlanta, Georgia<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n

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Manager of Talent Acquisition, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n

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\n \n Nathalia Raigosa <\/a>\n <\/div>\n \n \n
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Professional Dancer with Adolfo Indacochea & Latin Soul Dancers, Dance Instructor at Empire Mambo Dance Studio, New York City<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n

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Director, Order My Steps Christian Dance Studio<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n

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Dance Studio Owner of Chass\u00e9 Center of Dance in Charlotte, NC<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n

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Owners and Directors of RW Latin Dance Company, Charlotte, NC and Adjunct Faculty at UNC Charlotte<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n

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Jim Henson Academy of Visual and Performing Arts Coordinator at Northwestern High School, Hyattsville, MD<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n

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NYC-Based Dance Artist<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n

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High School Dance Teacher and a Top Cat Cheerleader<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":0,"parent":2019,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"_clt_a11y_last_scan":"1780420794","_clt_a11y_has_violations":"0","_clt_a11y_violations":"[]","_clt_a11y_suppressions":"","_clt_a11y_needs_validation":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-40361","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nAlumni Spotlights - Dance - College of Arts + Architecture<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Alumni Spotlights - Dance - 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