Dance Colleges & Careers with Brittany Noltimier
Hey there, future dance superstars and parents! 🌟 Are you a high school dynamo with a passion for dance and a gazillion questions about where to take your moves after graduation? Look no further! Join us on an exciting journey through the glittering world of dance colleges as we help you pirouette into the perfect program for you!
In our lively and upbeat podcast, we dish out the deets on the nation's top dance colleges, bringing you the inside scoop straight from the experts themselves – Deans, Professors, and even some cool cats who've strutted their stuff on those very same dance floors!
Picture this... fun-filled episodes packed with insights, interviews, and maybe a sprinkle of dance-floor magic! 🕺✨ We're on a mission to uncover what makes each University or College shine, because let's face it, choosing the right college is a big deal!
As your guide through this toe-tapping adventure, I've been there, done that. Picture a small-town dancer from North Dakota (yours truly!) feeling utterly lost in the whirlwind of senior year. I wasted time and money galore on university-hopping before finding my groove. Now, I'm here to save you from the same dance detours!
Discover your unique dance destiny, avoid the pitfalls, and learn how to thrive in the program that will make you the absolute best version of YOU. 🎓
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Let's dance our way to your bright future together! 🎉💃 #DanceYourDreams #dancers
So, slip on those dance shoes, hit play, and get ready to chassé into the future of your dreams!
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Dance Colleges & Careers with Brittany Noltimier
#13: University of Houston with Karen Stokes
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Karen Stokes is the Head of the Dance Program at the University of Houston.
She danced in New York and abroad with David Gordon, Larry Clark, and Stephan Koplowitz. As a choreographer, Stokes has premiered eight evening length projects, and multiple repertory works that have performed in such venues as Zilkha Hall, Discovery Green,the Kaplan Theater at the JCC, Cleveland Public Theater, Weathervane Theater in Akron, Plays & Players Theater in Philadelphia, the Cunningham Studio in NYC, and at the University of Houston.
In January 2013, Karen Stokes Dance was the first contemporary dance company in Houston to receive a “Masterminds Award” by the Houston Press. She is a nine-time recipient of Houston Arts Alliance grants and was co-recipient for the 2008 Buffy Award in Best Evening Length work category (Hometown) for 2003-2008. Stokes’ documentary short on “Framing Dance,” received “Editor’s Choice” for best video from Dance Teacher Magazine in September 2010, and her dance for camera video “Gallery Construction 1” received “Editor’s Choice” for best video from Dance Magazine in March 2012. Stokes has also won the Distance Education Teaching Award at University of Houston, the ACHE Teaching Award, and the Ross M. Lence Teaching Award.
- Stokes co-founded Travesty Dance Group in 1997, and is now Artistic Director of Karen Stokes Dance. Karen Stokes Dance, a non-profit organization, functions as the producing company for professional projects by Karen Stokes.
- Phone: 713-743-2915
- Email: kstokes@uh.edu
- Karen Stokes Dance
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