An interdisciplinary dance artist-scholar and Postdoctoral Fellow in Theatre, Dance & Performance at York University, Mika Lillit Lior holds a PhD in Culture and Performance from University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).  Lior’s choreographic and scholarly research addresses dance as a form of knowledge creation, identity construction and political expression. Her ethnographic dance-storytelling film, Ogum’s Story, made in collaboration with Afro-Brazilian ritual elder Cici de Oxalá, screened at the 2022 International Eco-Performance Festival in São Paulo. She is a collaborator with the social justice arts collective Street Dance Activism and her creative practices include samba, capoeira, contact improvisation, screendance and contemporary floorwork.

• Diversity and Access in Dance (Panel Participant) - Friday, January 24, 4:15PM - 5:30PM, Location: George 102

Miranda Martin O'Hara is a Rochester native. She is the co-owner and director of "Studio 19 Dance Company" and the director of "The Company”: an all Hip Hop dance crew at the advanced level for ages 13-20. Her students perform and compete at both the regional and national level. Her Hip Hop crews perform regularly within the community at events and half time shows including: The Harlem Globetrotters, Rochester sports teams: The Knighthawks, Amerks, Lancers and most recently for the Spencerport Historical Society. She has been honored numerous times for her choreography and entertaining routines, and her students praised for technical execution. 

Miranda is trained extensively in all styles of dance, but is passionate and renowned for Hip Hop in and around the Rochester area. She is highly sought after for master classes and choreography regularly. 

Professionally Miranda was a member of Kista Tucker Dance Inc from 2007-2012. She studied swing dance and vintage jazz for three summers from 2009-2011 under Thom Cobb, and is a current member of Catalyst Dance Works, under the direction of Amber Blye Brescia. Miranda has performed at Fringe Fest, several dance festivals locally and nationally, at various workshops including Bill Evans annual Somatic conference, and was often a featured performer in Tucker's evening length works; Notably: "Trio" "The David Lynch Project" and "Genevieve of the Woods". 

In addition to her own studio as an educator Miranda has professionally served as a competition judge at the regional level and a guest artist for Nazareth College and SUNY Brockport, and The Draper Center for Dance Education. 

• Hip Hop Dance - Intro to Hip Hop - Friday, January 24, 12:00PM - 1:15PM, Location: George 154. 
• Hip Hop Dance 2 - Friday, January 24, 3:00PM - 4:15PM, Location: George 154

Cat DeAngelis Olson, a dynamic force with over a decade shaping NYC's arts scene as a performer and director. As a creator and performer, Cat has had the privilege to work with incredible artists such as Susan Marshall, Gallim Dance, Summation Dance, Gideon Obazanek, Spiegelworld, and Raja Feather Kelly. Notably, she performed a lead in the long-running sensation "Sleep No More" and various projects with immersive theater luminaries Punchdrunk (UK). Cat is proud to be Nazareth University Faculty in the Theater and Dance Department. 

• Immersive Theatre - Saturday, January 25, 2:30PM -4:015PM, Location: Callahan Theater

Beth Bartholomew is currently on the Teaching Staff at The Timothy M. Draper Center for Dance Education in Rochester NY. Along with teaching she also coaches Classical and Contemporary variations and solos for International Ballet Competitions as well as stages and rehearses choreography for the Professional Trainee Program. Ms.Bartholomew is an Adjunct Professor of Dance at Nazareth University and previously at the University at Buffalo. She also served as Rehearsal Director for The Rochester City Ballet for 19 years. 

Beth began her professional career in NYC with the Joffrey ll Dancers and later joined the Joffrey Ballet. She has danced in works by Robert Joffrey, Gerald Arpino, John Cranko, Paul Taylor, Frederic Ashton, and Anthony Tudor to name a few. She went on to spend four Seasons with The Washington Ballet under the direction of Mary Day and later Kevin McKenzie where she enjoyed performing works by Balanchine, Choo San Goh, and Nils Christie. The next ten seasons were spent at The Scapino Ballet Rotterdam in the Netherlands learning a different way to move and performing works by innovative artists and choreographers such as Georg Reischl, Anthony Rizzi, Inma Rubio Tomas, Ederson Rodrigues Xavier, Ed Wubbe. Krisztina de Chatêl, Thom Stuart, Rinus Sprong and LeineRoebana. During her time in Europe, Ms. Bartholomew received her teaching diploma for The Gyrotonic Expansion System. She also participated in several freelance Dance and Theater projects in Europe and the US. She has been guest faculty at The Rotterdam Academy (Codarts) in The Netherlands, Neglia Ballet Artists in Buffalo NY, The Ballet Alliance Festival in Seattle, New Albany Ballet in Ohio, and the Otto M. Budig Academy of Cincinnati Ballet.

• Ballet III - Friday, January 24, 10:00AM - 11:25AM, Location: George 102

Fidel Orrillo Puga, born in Lima, Perú, studied with his Aunt Stella Puga in Trujillo, Perú. At age 13 he received a scholarship to the renowned "National School of Ballet" in Havana, Cuba, directed by Alicia Alonso where He performed with the school and the National Ballet of Cuba until his graduation. Later he was offered a contract and danced for 4 years in Ballet de Camagüey in Camagüey, Cuba.

Mr. Orrillo Puga has danced in several companies in South America and the Caribbean as a guest and most recently was a Soloist in Ballet del Teatro Municipal in Trujillo, Peru and a Principal Dancer in Ballet National of Perú in Lima, Perú. While in Lima, he worked with Martin Padrón who invited him to dance with him in Paris and later in Spain. Mr. Orrillo Puga is also on staff at the Timothy M. Draper Center for Dance Education, the official school of the Rochester City Ballet where he is a Principal Character Dancer and Ballet Master Guest. Along with teaching He also coaches Classical and Contemporary variations, Pas de Deux's and solo's for International Ballet Competitions. Mr.Orrillo Puga is an Adjunct Professor of Classical Ballet Technique at Nazareth University. 

• Open Ballet - Thursday, January 23, 9:25AM - 10:40AM, Location: George 102

Mentored by Bob Fosse - - Jeff Shade has danced on Broadway in SWEET CHARITY (choreographed by Bob Fosse), CHICAGO (dance captain for Ann Reinking's choreography), and TEDDY & ALICE. Formerly the DANCE DIRECTOR for the BROADWAY ARTISTS ALLIANCE, Jeff has also been a guest on the Rosie O'Donnell Show, Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood, HBO Christmas, THE TODAY SHOW, and numerous other tv specials. He has also been featured at Radio City Music Hall!! His choreography has received critical acclaim, including a rave in VARIETY, a New York Musical Theater Festival BEST CHOREOGRAPHY AWARD, and a nomination for a Carbonell Award. His choreography has been seen off- Broadway (Atlantic Theater and Chelsea Playhouse) and on American and Japanese Television, and on stages around the world! He has been on the faculty of Harvard University, the Boston Conservatory, Marymount Manhattan College, Montclair State University, Point Park University, and STEPS! He is thrilled to join the BFA musical theater faculty of NAZARETH UNIVERSITY!!! He has an MA in dance therapy (psychotherapy that includes the creative arts), an MBA in marketing from Columbia University, and he is the founder of HOUSE OF THE ROSES dance-based outreach network (helping to build self-esteem and confidence in hundreds of NYC homeless children every week).

• Class Title - Thursday, January 23, 9:25AM - 10:40AM, Location: George 154
• Class Title - Friday, January 24, 9:00AM - 10:15AM, Location: Sands Studio (The Arts Center) 

Sarah received her DPT in Physical therapy from Boston University, as well as a BA in Interdisciplinary Dance Studies from Cal Poly Humboldt, and an MFA in Dance Performance and Choreography from University of Hawaii at Manoa. Sarah comes to physical therapy after many years as a dancer, musician, choreographer, and teacher. She has performed with such groups as Astrum Dance Theater, Fusion Jazz Company, Humboldt Light Opera Company, UH Dance Ensemble, and the Broadway Touring Cast of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. She is currently the leading specialist for Hypermobility and EDS therapy in the upstate New York area.  Sarah is excited to continue her career helping dancers, musicians and all individuals stay healthy and active.

• Dance Conditioning - Friday, January 24, 9:00AM - 10:15AM, Location: George 154. 

Alexandra was Associate Artistic Director for Gelsey Kirkland Ballet in New York City and Melbourne Academy of the Arts in Australia. She is trained as a ballet teacher in the Russian Vaganova method, and combines this approach with a focus on alignment, kinesthetics and coordination, in order to develop refined, yet expressive technique. She has guest taught for ballet companies in the US and
Australia, and has experience teaching and choreographing for all ages and abilities, from age 3 to 73! She is currently undertaking a Master of Sports Coaching to complement her technical and artistic knowledge.

• Contemporary Ballet- Friday, January 24, 2:30PM - 4:00PM, Location: George 102

Hannah Bardeen is a dance artist from Rochester, NY. Graduating from Nazareth University in 2024 studying under Heather Roffe, she was privileged to perform notable repertory from Doug Varone, the Limon Company, and GALLIM Dance, in addition to faculty and student works. She currently teaches recreational youth dance classes in the styles of Jazz, Improvisation, Contemporary, Lyrical, and Hip Hop. Hannah is also pursuing a graduate degree in Mental Health Counseling from St. John Fisher University. She loves to combine her passions of dance and psychology in the studio to ensure her dance students are growing holistically!

• The Power Of Jazz - Saturday, January 25, 4:30PM - 5:45PM, Location: George 154