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Dance Faculty & Staff

Full-Time Faculty

Pictured is Garfield Lemonius.

Garfield Lemonius

COPA Dean and Artistic Director
Professor
Modern
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Pictured is Susan Stowe.

Susan Stowe

Chair and Professor
Ballet
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Pictured is Kate Vandivier.

Kate Vandivier

Assistant to the Chair
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Pictured is Julia Erickson.

Julia Erickson

Visiting Teaching Artist
Ballet
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Pictured is Jesse Factor.

Jesse Factor

Assistant Professor
Modern
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Pictured is Crystal Frazier.

Crystal Frazier

Associate Professor
Hip Hop

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Pictured is Colleen Hooper.

Colleen Hooper

Associate Professor
Dance Historian
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Pictured is Jae Man Joo.

Jae Man Joo

Assistant Professor
Ballet
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Pictured is Daniel Karasik.

Daniel Karasik

Teaching Artist
Ballet
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Pictured is Kiki Lucas.

Kiki Lucas

Assistant Professor
Director of Jazz Unit
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Pictured is Jason McDole.

Jason McDole

Associate Professor
Director of Modern Unit
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Pictured is Robert McKee.

Robert McKee

Visiting Teaching Artist
Jazz
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Pictured is Marc Spaulding.

Marc Spaulding

Visiting Assistant Professor
Modern
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Professors Emeriti

Accompanists

  • Sergey Marchukov, piano, accompanist supervisor
  • Ketan Bakrania, percussion
  • Jeff Berman, percussion
  • Jaime Cohen, piano
  • Charles Hall, percussion
  • Lisa Harrier, piano
  • Emily Jones, piano
  • Bella Khanis, piano
  • John Lambert, violin
  • Thanakarn (Bank) Limtham, piano
  • Michael Meketa, piano
  • Gordon Nunn, percussion
  • Aida Olarte, piano
  • Jinna Park, piano
  • Rosaria Park, piano
  • Kazumi Petinaux, piano
  • PJ Roduta, percussion
  • Camille Rolla, piano
  • Kris Rust, piano

Part-Time Faculty

  • Judith Leifer-Bentz
  • Gia Cacalano
  • Yamoussa Camara
  • Kwang Suk Choi
  • Daniel Herman
  • Girard Holt
  • Taylor Knight
  • Jill Lazzini
  • Mandal Nandini
  • Brittany Nettles
  • Svetlana Novodran
  • Danielle Pavlik
  • Colin Pinto-Martin
  • Pearlann Porter
  • Taylor Robinson
  • Katie Rotz
  • Maria Slutiak
  • Jil Stifle
  • Rozanna Sweeney
  • Anna Thompson
  • Ernest Tolentino
  • Michelle Van Doeren
  • Rocker Verastique
  • Anya Clarke-Verdery
  • Jane Vranish
  • Emily Winerock