Faculty
Core Faculty
Thomas F. DeFrantz
Professor in the Department of African and African American Studies
Professor in the Program in Dance (Joint)
Core Graduate Faculty in Computational Media, Arts & Cultures
Office: 1316 Campus Dr, Rm 243C, Durham, NC 27708
Campus Box: African and African-American S, Box 90252, Durham, NC 27708
Phone: (919) 668-1929
Keval Kaur Khalsa
Professor of the Practice of Dance
Office: Rubenstein Arts Center 209K, 2020 Campus Drive, Durham, NC 27708-0685
Campus Box: 2020 Campus Drive, Suite 209, Durham, NC 27705
Phone: (919) 660-3373
My spiritual path is that of a Sikh, which translates as “student”. As a life-long learner, my research focus is embodied, experiential education, particularly that which promotes social change. I am... full profile »
Michael Klien
Professor Of The Practice of Dance
Office: Rubenstein Arts Center 209L, 2020 Campus Drive, Durham, NC 27701
Campus Box: Box 90686, Durham, NC 27708-0685
"My teaching offers students the chance to experience and define dance and choreography against the backdrop of wider ecological, social and political structures. I approach both disciplines as... full profile »
Purnima Shah
Associate Professor of the Practice of Dance
Office: 2020 Campus Drive, Suite 209, Durham, NC 27708
Campus Box: Box 90686, Durham, NC 27708-0686
Phone: (919) 660-3377
Andrea Woods Valdés
Associate Professor of the Practice of Dance
Director of Undergraduate Studies of the Dance Program
Office: 2020 Campus Dr., Suite 209C, Durham, NC 27705
Campus Box: Box 90686, Durham, NC 27708-0686
Phone: (919) 660-3358
In my work I use dance as contemporary folklore. Everyone has a story to tell. The presence of Black women in America offers a rich and valuable landscape to explore. As a former dancer with Bill T.... full profile »
Ava LaVonne Vinesett
Professor of the Practice of Dance
Office: 2020 Campus Drive, Suite 209D, Durham, NC 27708
Campus Box: Box 90686, Durham, NC 27708-0686
Phone: (919) 660-3354
The transmission of danced legacies and the identification of their evolutionary presence in contemporary venues are the primary underpinnings of my artistic work. The physical articulation of... full profile »
Sarah Marie Wilbur
Assistant Professor Of The Practice of Dance
Faculty Network Member of the Duke Institute for Brain Sciences
Office: Rubenstein Arts Center 209F, 2020 Campus Drive, Durham, NC 27705
Campus Box: Box 90686, Durham, NC 27708-0685
Office Hours: By appointment.Rubenstein Arts Center2020 Campus Drive #209Fsarah.wilbur@duke.edu
Sarah Wilbur (Assistant Professor of the Practice/Dance) is a cross-sector choreographer and performance researcher who studies arts labor, economies, and institutional support principally in a US... full profile »
Affiliated Faculty
Kristin Danielle-Taylor Duncan
Instructor of Dance
Kristin Taylor Duncan is a native of Durham, NC. She is a BFA graduate of the UNC School of the Arts. Ms. Taylor has trained at Jacobs Pillow, and on scholarship at the Lou Conte Dance Studios in... full profile »
Natalie Marrone
Lecturing Fellow of Dance
Office: 102 Ironwood Place, Chapel Hill, NC 27514
Campus Box: 2020 Campus Drive, Suite 209, Box 90686, Durham, NC 27705
Phone: +1 614 563 3625
Katya Wesolowski
Lecturing Fellow of Cultural Anthroplogy
Office: Cultural Anthropology, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708
Campus Box: Box 90019, Durham, NC 27708-0025
Phone: (919) 660-7087
As an anthropologist and dancer, I am interested in the interrelationship between bodies, cultural practices and politics. My research focuses on Brazil and the African Diaspora; expressive culture... full profile »
Nina Wheeler
Lecturing Fellow of Dance
Office: 2020 Campus Drive, Suite 209, Durham, NC 27705
Campus Box: Box 90686, Durham, NC 277080686
Phone: +1 919 660 3354
Emeritus Faculty
Barbara Dickinson
Professor of the Practice Emerita of Dance
Office: 2020 Campus Drive, Suite 209, Durham, NC 27705
Campus Box: Box 90686, Durham, NC 27708-0686
Phone: (919) 660-3354
Barbara Dickinson is Professor of the Practice of Dance for the Duke University Dance Program where she teaches Modern Technique, Repertory, Performance, Choreography, and Dance... full profile »
M Dorrance
Associate Professor of the Practice Emeritus of Dance
Office: 106 Bivins Bldg, Durham, NC 27708
Campus Box: Box 90686, Durham, NC 27708-0686
Phone: (919) 660-3354
M’Liss Dorrance, former Associate Professor of the Practice, taught on faculty for the Duke University Dance Program from 1975-2007 where she served as co-director of the Duke Ballet Repertory... full profile »
Clay Taliaferro
Professor of the Practice Emeritus of Dance
Office: Rubenstein Arts Center 209, 2020 Campus Drive, Durham, NC 27705
Campus Box: Box 90686, Durham, NC 27708-0686
Phone: (919) 660-3354
LAY TALIAFERRO has had an extensive involvement with American dance, earning an international reputation as an award-winning performer, teacher, and choreographer. He was, most... full profile »
Julie Janus Walters
Assistant Professor of the Practice Emerita of Dance
Office: 205 Bivins Building, Durham, NC 27708
Campus Box: Box 90686, Durham, NC 27708-0686
Phone: (919) 660-3354
My experience as a former principal dancer with more than 30 years of professional performing experience has greatly informed my development as a teacher, researcher, choreographer, and somatic... full profile »
Tyler Walters
Associate Professor Of The Practice Emeritus of Dance
Office: 2020 Campus Drive, Suite 209, Box 90686, Durham, NC 27708-0686
Campus Box: Box 90686, Durham, NC 27708-0686
Phone: (919) 660-3355
As a leading dancer with the Joffrey Ballet in New York, Tyler Walters was featured in over a thousand performances at major venues across the United States and around the world. During his twelve... full profile »
