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Danielle Lydia Sheather

Assistant Professor of Dance (Tenure Track) at Southern Utah University
Alumni, MFA, 2016

What I've Been Up To

Currently I am serving as Assistant Professor of Dance at Southern Utah University (SUU) teaching a 5/6 load. I was hired to create a Jazz dance curriculum that would offer equitable technical training on par with Ballet and Modern dance. Within six months of beginning my position, I had written the curriculum and it was fully approved by the university. I am happy to report that the Dance Program at SUU will be the first of its kind in the entire state of Utah. Jazz dance will no longer be an elective or singly required course, instead students will be required to train in all idioms equally so that versatility can be a major standard upheld by the program and students can be exposed to a more robust education. This would not have been possible without the support of my colleagues, Chair, and Dean in addition to the stellar training I received in both my undergraduate and graduate careers.

Since graduating from UA, my work has been showcased in New York City at WHITE WAVE’S DUMBO Dance Festival held at the Gelsey Kirkland ArtsCenter and the SoloDuo Showcase held at Dixon Place. I have been commissioned by Zodiaque Dance Company to create original work several times and my piece Corvus was the Celebration 45 Gala opener in the fall of 2018. This past week I premiered, Permanent Impermanence, a new piece for this spring’s Faculty Concert: Tabula Rasa at SUU and acted as Rehearsal Director for Mark Burrell’s work A Night Out.

Before moving to Utah, I served as Lecturer and Guest Artist for East Carolina University and Clinical Assistant Professor for the University at Buffalo. During the summer months, I am on faculty at Dance Masters of America’s Teacher Training School and their Student Honors Intensive Program. I continue to train daily and have recently become an avid runner, at 6000ft its definitely keeping me fit! I have loved learning about this style of cross-training for dancers.

How UA Dance inspired and/or impacted me as an individual

I don't believe that any other graduate program could have prepared me for the experiences that I have had since receiving my MFA from UA. I think back often to how UA's faculty inspired me to continue to learn, continue to grow, and more importantly, continue to evolve as a dancer, choreographer, artist, and educator. Their constant encouragement, both while I was a student and beyond, has been immeasurable and feeling like there is always someone in your corner is really vital following graduate school. They have always been a phone call away and for that I am forever grateful. Additionally, the individualized attention and educational opportunities at UA definitely helped me to understand both the academic and non-academic sector. I feel comfortable easing in and out of these two worlds and strive to maintain that balance because I am committed to teaching from a relevant and meaningful place.

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Thank you, Eric Fink and KVOA News 4!
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But how does such a physical artform survive in a pandemic when your stage, your canvass shuts down and your workspace becomes your living room via Zoom?
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So inspiring!

👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 Grateful.

Way to go, UA Dance!

Candidato a MFA, Eduardo Zambrana, comparte la inspiración detrás de su nueva pieza de baile, “Está Hecho de Pensamientos.”

Agradecimientos especiales a los colaboradores Erina Ueda, John Dahlstrand, y Carlos y Charlie en Terrazas Video.

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MFA candidate, Eduardo Zambrana, shares the inspiration behind his newest piece, "It's Made of Thoughts."

Special shout out to collaborators Erina Ueda, John Dahlstrand, and Carlos and Charlie at Terrazas Video!
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Junito muchas bendiciones para ti

Today the University of Arizona Office of the Provost issued a statement condemning the violence in Georgia earlier this week that left eight dead, most of the victims women and Asian American. This is only the most visible and latest example in the sharp and deplorable rise in discrimination, violence and hate against individuals in the Asian American and Pacific Islander community over the past year.

>> azart.fyi/ProvostsStatement

Anti-Asian and gender-based violence and discrimination are intolerable and must stop.

The Arizona Arts family stands in solidarity with our University in condemning violence of any kind, and we stand in solidarity with the Asian American Pacific Islander community.

The University is committed to providing resources to address anti-Asian violence, xenophobia, and gender-based violence on our campus. The Provost’s message includes valuable resources to support our Asian American and Pacific Islander community and our entire campus community. I urge you to review these resources, and if you are a faculty member, to share them with your students.

>> azart.fyi/UnivCoreValues

As we continue to find ways to live the university’s core values of compassion and inclusion, please take time to extend your solidarity to our Asian, Pacific Islander, and Asian American students, staff, faculty, and other community members.

Sincerely,

Andrew Schulz
Vice President for the Arts
Dean, College of Fine Arts
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Today the University of Arizona Office of the Provost issued a statement condemning the violence in Georgia earlier this week that left eight dead, most of the victims women and Asian American. This is only the most visible and latest example in the sharp and deplorable rise in discrimination, violence and hate against individuals in the Asian American and Pacific Islander community over the past year.

>> azart.fyi/ProvostsStatement

Anti-Asian and gender-based violence and discrimination are intolerable and must stop.

The Arizona Arts family stands in solidarity with our University in condemning violence of any kind, and we stand in solidarity with the Asian American Pacific Islander community.

The University is committed to providing resources to address anti-Asian violence, xenophobia, and gender-based violence on our campus. The Provost’s message includes valuable resources to support our Asian American and Pacific Islander community and our entire campus community. I urge you to review these resources, and if you are a faculty member, to share them with your students.

>> azart.fyi/UnivCoreValues

As we continue to find ways to live the university’s core values of compassion and inclusion, please take time to extend your solidarity to our Asian, Pacific Islander, and Asian American students, staff, faculty, and other community members.

Sincerely,

Andrew Schulz
Vice President for the Arts
Dean, College of Fine Arts
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Now Showing!
UA Dance IN/OUT/SIDE THE BOX: March 18-21, 2021
Online/On-Demand
Free Admission
To register and watch: watch.dance.arizona.edu/

The Box, a constant in our pandemic-era lives, has become something of a catalyst for creativity. We dance in boxes demarcated on the studio floor, we come together through grids on our computer screens, and the frames of our TVs or tablets have become our new proscenium. The Box, in its many iterations, gives new meaning to what lies beyond its boundaries, and the outdoors. IN/OUT/SIDE THE BOX features seven new dance films created by faculty and students—each work a unique variation on this invariable theme.

Featured Choreographers:
Tamara Dyke-Compton
Autumn Eckman
Chloe Erlandson and Hannah Weinmaster
Ilana Giardina
Sasha Reist
Caitlin Rose
Eduardo Zambrana
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Now Showing!
UA Dance IN/OUT/SIDE THE BOX: March 18-21, 2021
Online/On-Demand
Free Admission
To register and watch: https://watch.dance.arizona.edu/

The Box, a constant in our pandemic-era lives, has become something of a catalyst for creativity. We dance in boxes demarcated on the studio floor, we come together through grids on our computer screens, and the frames of our TVs or tablets have become our new proscenium. The Box, in its many iterations, gives new meaning to what lies beyond its boundaries, and the outdoors. IN/OUT/SIDE THE BOX features seven new dance films created by faculty and students—each work a unique variation on this invariable theme.

Featured Choreographers:
Tamara Dyke-Compton
Autumn Eckman
Chloe Erlandson and Hannah Weinmaster
Ilana Giardina
Sasha Reist
Caitlin Rose
Eduardo Zambrana
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The show was creative & a joy to watch! Thank you for sharing.

As part of the University of Arizona Museum of Art's online exhibition, Picturing 2020: A Community Reflects, UArizona Dance assistant professor Autumn Eckman is giving a virtual artist talk with collaborator Jonathan Marquis. Join us! ... See MoreSee Less

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Our own Kristin Miller, AT, ATC is presenting tomorrow, Tues. Jan 26 at 5 PM MST as part of the Performing Arts Athletic Trainers' Society Facebook Live series "Getting The Show Back on the Road." Kristin will talk about how UA Dance has been able to operate in-person, and getting dancers back to performing post COVID. All are welcome to tune in to learn about this important topic! ... See MoreSee Less

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