From 2000-2025 at Gonzaga University
As the Founding Chair of Dance for Gonzaga University from 2000-2025, I taught dance and had the opportunity to choreograph many works each year. I created the Dance Major and Minor programs at both Gonzaga and Whitworth Universities.
My Dance Philosophy:
The art form of dance is a metaphor for life. Dancers have to overcome adversity, be present in the moment, deeply feel emotions, and communicate. This communication occurs through the physicality of bodily movement. Bodies in motion are the expression of spirit and it is my hope that audiences gather meaning from the motion and positions that I sculpt with my dancers and that they relate to the feelings expressed physically.
Sample of work:
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'Temporal Desires' Video – Museum of Arts and Culture
'125 Years Dance Celebration' Gonzaga Dance Program Film:
Dancing Around Campus (2014):
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Timeline of my years with Gonzaga Dance
At my retirement and 25 year celebration during the Spring Dance Concert in April 2025, we presented the following short videos highlighting the development of Gonzaga Dance. Click on each 5 year period to learn a little bit about what went on during that time.
2005-2010
2010-2015
2015-2020
2020-2025
Click on the Photos to see videos from my time at Gonzaga.
Discussion of a dance work I created that is tied to the University experience.
