Dance Faculty

Department Chair, Associate Professor
• BA University of Alabama at Birmingham
• MA California State University, Dominguez Hills
• MFA Florida State University
Contact: dnc_jkp@shsu.edu
Office: PAC 150 K

Dana E. Nicolay is Professor of Dance at Sam Houston State University. He was formerly a member of the Royal Winnipeg Ballet, the Houston Ballet, Contemporary Dancers Canada and Space/ Dance /Theatre. The American College Dance Festival Association, the Mid-America Dance Network, and Regional Dance America have recognized his choreography for excellence. His work Sabachthani, was selected for the National College Dance Festival at the Kennedy Center. He has served as Associate Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and as Interim Dean of the College of Fine Arts and Mass Communication. He was Regional Representative for the ACDFA and is a member of the Board of Directors of Corps de Ballet International. He is certified in Primary – Level 3 of the American Ballet Theatre National Training Curriculum and is also a Certified Laban/ Bartenieff Movement Analyst. He holds the Master of Fine Arts degree from Texas Christian University.
Contact: dnc_dxn@shsu.edu
Office: PAC 150 I

Assistant Professor
• BA in Modern Dance, University of South
Florida
• MFA Dance, with emphasis Dance Technology, Florida State University
Contact: amn008@shsu.edu
Office: PAC 150 D

Assistant Professor
• BA in Ballet & Modern Dance, University
of South Florida
• MFA Dance, with emphasis Dance Technology,
University of Utah
Contact: dln008@shsu.edu
Office: PAC 150 C

Assistant Professor
• BA Dance, University of Washington
• MFA Dance, Sarah Lawrence College
Contact: ecr012@shsu.edu
Office: PAC 151 H

Visiting Professor
• BFA in Contemporary Dance; Concordia University
• MFA Dance & Technology, Ohio State University
Contact: tjn008@shsu.edu
Office: PAC 150 G

Adjunct Lecturer
• M.Ed. University of Texas, Austin, Tx, Aug
1974
• B.S. Texas Christian University, May 1973
Contact: bjn002@shsu.edu
Office: PAC 150 B

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