{"id":71507,"date":"2026-02-06T11:48:54","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T16:48:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/?post_type=people&#038;p=71507"},"modified":"2026-02-06T13:20:12","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T18:20:12","slug":"71507-2","status":"publish","type":"people","link":"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/people\/71507-2\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meg Schriffen<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meg Schriffen was the Dance Program Director at Winthrop University and an Associate<br>Professor of Dance for 16 \u00bd years.\u00a0 After her graduation from Winthrop with a B.A. in<br>dance education, Meg taught dance at Camden Elementary of the Arts and Thomas<br>Sumter Academy. While teaching, she also performed and choreographed for the<br>Sumter Civic Dance Company and the Power Company in Columbia, S.C.\u2028\u2028While<br>pursuing her MFA at Florida State University, she performed in pieces by guest and<br>faculty choreographers. She also performed in master works including Martha Graham\u2019s<br>Steps in the Street from Chronicle, and in Paul Taylor&#8217;s Esplanade.\u2028\u2028Meg has<br>performed and presented her choreography at the American College Dance Association<br>conference, the Charlotte Dance Festival, several Piccolo Spoleto Festivals, and the<br>Staibdance Summer Intensive in Sorrento, Italy.\u00a0 She also served on the board of the<br>American College Dance Association and was a performer with Bodiography<br>Contemporary Ballet Charlotte. 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