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The School of Dance in the ASU Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts has an impressive roster of celebrated dance professionals. Through work with artist scholars, musicians in dance, choreographers, technologists, educators, production designers, somatic specialists and acclaimed performers, students gain hands-on training in a wide variety of specializations.
Many dance classes are offered by authentic practitioners of a particular dance genre or style contributing to a diverse program of study.
Student growth is further enriched by artist faculty and guest lecturers from the U.S. and abroad, who are in residence on campus to teach, choreograph, conduct research and mentor students throughout the year.
Further production and academic support are offered by staff members with expertise gained from extensive work with major professional companies as well as universities.
School of Dance Faculty Directory
- Borgialli, Daniela
Faculty Associate
Email: DANIELA.BORGIALLI@asu.edu - Britt, Melissa
Clinical Professor
Email: mbritt@asu.edu
Phone: 480.965.5029 Caves, Larry
Lecturer
Creativity within structure in International Latin and Ballroom, teaching life through dance
Email: Larry.Caves@asu.eduColeman, Grisha
Assistant Professor in Arts, Media and Engineering; Affiliate faculty in Dance
AME/Dance, Movement, Computation and Digital Media
Email: grisha.coleman@asu.edu
Phone: 480.965.3447Dyer, Becky
Associate Professor
Dance pedagogy, somatics, movement analysis and dance technique
Email: becky.dyer@asu.edu
Phone: 480.965.0412Fitzgerald, Mary
Associate Professor
Postmodern Contemporary Dance, Creative Practices and Community Dance
Email: mary.fitzgerald@asu.edu
Phone: 480.965.3914Jackson, Naomi
Associate Professor
Dance History and Theory
Email: naomi.jackson@asu.edu
Phone: 480.965.4251Kaplan, Robert
Professor
Music for Dance, Improvisation, Composition, Contemplative Pedagogy
Email: robert.kaplan@asu.edu
Phone: 480.965.3014Mitchell, John
Associate Research Professional
Dance Media, Telematics, and Interactive Performance
Email: john.mitchell@asu.edu
Phone: 480.965.2709- Murphey, Claudia
Professor
Creative and Performance Practices
Email: Claudia.Murphey@asu.edu
Phone: 480.727.6430 Pinholster, Jacob
Director, School of Theatre and Film; Associate Professor; Interim Director, School of Dance
Media/projection design for performance, Design and Production
Email: Jacob.Pinholster@asu.edu
Phone: 480.965.9547Roses-Thema, Cynthia
Senior Lecturer
The Experience of Movement, Somatic Pedagogy
Email: Cynthia.Roses-Thema@asu.edu
Phone: 480.965.1891Schupp, Karen
Assistant Professor
Pedagogy, Creative Practice, Postmodern Contemporary Dance
Email: karen.schupp@asu.edu
Phone: 480.965.7697Standley, Eileen
Clinical Professor
Creative Practices
Email: Eileen.Standley@asu.edu
Phone: 480.965.5088Vissicaro, Pegge
Clinical Professor
Director for the Office for Global Dance Research and Creative Partnerships, Cross-Cultural Dance Research, Global Dance Studies
Email: icpzv@asu.edu
Phone: 480.965.4764