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We are grateful to have guest artists come to campus each year, greatly enriching our students' dance experience. Past guest artists include:

  • Kyle Abraham, Abraham in Motion.
  • Alyce Finwall, Founder and Artistic Director of the Alyce Finwall Dance Theater residing in San Francisco, CA.
  • Dance Theatre of Harlem, Company members.
  • Darrell Grand Moultrie, Princess Grace Award winner and international choreographer for companies and theater.
  • Melinda Jackson and Michael Kessler, Founders and Artistic Directors of the M&M American Dance Theatre.
  • Mira Kingsley, Associate Professor of Dance, University of California at Santa Barbara.
  • Valentina Kozlova, Former Company Member of the Bolshoi Ballet and New York City Ballet.
  • Donald Laney, West Virginia Dance Company.
  • Gemze de Lappe, Choreographer and teacher, especially known for reconstructing the work of de Mille, Isadora Duncan and Jerome Robbins.
  • Keith Lee, Founder and Artistic Director of the Dance Theatre of Lynchburg, Former dancer with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.
  • Natalie Marrone, Artistic Director of the Dance Cure.
  • Christopher K. Morgan, Christopher K. Morgan and Artists, A Contemporary Dance Company located in the D.C. area.
  • Donald McKayle, Professor of Dance at UC Irvine, Internationally renowned modern dancer, choreographer, teacher, director and writer.
  • Northwest Dance Project, Company members.
  • Sherone Price, Principal Dancer with Chuck Davis African American Dance Ensemble.
  • Reginald Yates, Dancer, choreographer and educator with extensive affiliations with Alvin Ailey, the Juilliard School and the New World School for the Arts.
  • Keshia Wall, Matriarch Dance Company.
  • Wesley Williams Jr., Former member of the Chuck Davis and the African American Dance Ensemble, he is now the Artistic Director of Suah African Dance Theatre in Greensboro, NC.