Guest Artists and Masterclasses

BAMAH Visiting Artist - Yankalle Filtser

Gianna Burright and Leonardo Damasco were chosen to set works on the KSU Dance Company dance majors for the opening season concert, Double Exposure. 

Christain Denice and Tristain Griffin were chosen to set works on the KSU Dance Company dance majors for the opening season concert, Double Exposure. 

Senegalese choreographer Pape Ibrahima Ndiaye ("Kaolack") delighted students, faculty, and patrons as a guest artist at KSU in fall 2023. Born and born and raised in Senegal by his grandmother, Kaolack began his professional dance career at 脡cole des Sables in Toubab Dialaw, Senegal. 

Lior Lazorof and Nicola Wills were chosen to set works on the KSU Dance Company dance majors and alumni for the opening season concert, Double Exposure.

Dance performer and creator Jamal White joined KSU Dance as our Artist-in-Residence. Based in Birmingham, AL, Jamal has performed works by many well-known choreographers, including George Balanchine, Alvin Ailey, and Hofesh Shechter. 

Tsai Hsi Hung and Chuck Wilt were chosen to set works on the KSU Dance Company dance majors and alumni for the opening season concert, Double Exposure.

Ido Gidron, a performance artist, dancer, and choreographer, joined KSU Dance as our Artist-in-Residence. Based in Tel Aviv, Israel, Ido's residency was made possible with support from the Israeli Institute. 

Heath Gill, a prominent Atlanta choreographer, joined KSU Dance as a guest choreographer, choreographing a ballet work for the KSU Dance Company fall concert, Forces of Grace.

Annalee Traylor and Omar Rom谩n De Jes煤s set works on the KSU Dance Company dance majors and alumni for our opening season concert, Double Exposure.

Glenn Edgerton, former dancer of the Nederlands Dance Theater (NDT), former executive artistic director of NDT1, and former artistic director of Hubbard Street, held a 2-week intensive Jiri Kyli谩n repertory workshop.

Jimmy Orrante, choreographed classical ballet work Onward for the KSU Dance Company for the Fall 2019 concert, Slang.

Sean Nguyen-Hilton, KSU Dance 2018-2019 Artist-in Residence. Choreographed work Public Domain on the KSU Dance Company for the Fall 2018 concert, Pariah, and taught DANC 3310 Modern II and DANC 3600 Dance Improvisation.

James Graham, choreographed work Path of Occlusion on the KSU Dance Company for the Fall 2017 concert, Suspended Vision, and taught gaga classes.

Martha Goodman choreographed classical ballet work Allego Vivo on the KSU Dance Company for the Fall 2017 concert.

Ella Ben-Aaron, Schusterman Visiting Israeli Artist. KSU Dance Artist-in-Residence, choreographed work Hyperselves on the KSU Dance Company for the Fall 2016 concert, MELD, and taught DANC 3500 Choreography I.

Ido Tadmor choreographed work The Empty Room on the KSU Dance Company for the Fall 2015 concert, TEN, celebrating 10 years of KSU Dance.

Ido Tadmor choreographed work Black Morning on the KSU Dance Company for the Fall 2014 concert, Pyromania.

Anne Plamondon, Master Class 
Jazz, Autumn Eckman   
Contemporary Ballet: Christian Clark  
Classical Ballet, Colleen Barnes   
Classical Ballet: Elizabeth Labovitz  
Contemporary Partnering: Alex Gonzaga  
Improvisation: Lenai Wilkerson  
Contemporary Ballet: Georgia Dalton 
Performance Readiness:  John Welker  
Contemporary: Amalie Chase   
Chinese Dance, Kerry Lee   
Contemporary Hip Hop, Darvensky Lewis 

Injury Prevention, Ashton Hilbrands 
Classical Ballet, Georgia Dalton   
Contemporary Ballet, John Welker   
Improvisation, Cammi Nevarez   
Contemporary Partnering, Christian Clark  
Breakin, Honey Rockwell   
Contemporary Ballet, Elizabeth Labovitz   
Hip-Hop, Lay鈥檒a Rogers  
Performance Readiness, Alex Gonzaga   
Contemporary, Amalie Chase     
Contemporary Hip-Hop, Darvensky Louis 

Classical Ballet, Christine Welker  
Bodytraffic, Master Class  
Improvisation, Tarra Lee  
Flamenco, St茅phanie Boulard   
Performance Readiness, John Welker  
Gyrokineses, Georgia Dalton  
Terminus Repertoire, Rachel Van Buskirk  
Contemporary Ballet, Christian Clark   
Contemporary, Elizabeth Labovitz    
Contemporary Hip-Hop, Darvensky Louis 

Injury prevention, Ashton Hilbrands   
Senegalese Dance, Kaolack,   
Improvisation, John Welker  
Gyrokinesis, Georgia Dalton    
Classical Ballet, Christine Welker  
Contemporary, Christian Clark   
Contemporary Ballet, Rachel Van Buskirk  
Latin, Ana Llorente  
Classical Ballet, Tara Lee   
Performance Readiness, John Welker  
Contemporary Hip Hop, Darvensky Louis

Classical Ballet, Jackie Nash 
Bocatuya Masterclass 
Contemporary Ballet, Christine Welker 
Improvisation, Tara Lee 
Jazz/Modern, Laura Morton 
Contemporary Partnering, Christian Clark 
Injury Prevention and Body Maintenance. Ashton Hillbrands 
Ballet, Rachel Van Buskirk 
Performance Readiness, John Welker 
Contemporary Hip Hop, Darvensky Louis 

Improvisation, Laura Morton 
Broadway, Cary Tedder 
Contemporary Ballet, Tara Lee 
Contemporary Partnering, Christian Clark 
Indian Dance, Anupa Thakurta 
Contemporary, Jackie Nash 
Latin, Ana Llorente 
Performance Readiness, John Welker 
Contemporary Hip-Hop, Darvensky Louis 

Injury Prevention, Ashton Hilbrands 
Laura Morton, Contemporary Ballet
Onye Ozuzu, Technology of a Circle
Christina Johnson, Classical Ballet
Joy Davis, Countertechinque
Christian Clark, Contemporary Partnering
Tara Lee, Contemporary
Jackie Nash, Contemporary Ballet
Rachel Van Buskirk, Classical Ballet
John Welker, Mental Readiness
Darvensky Louis, Contemporary Hip Hop

Jackie Nash, Classical Ballet
Ashley Eleby, Improvisation
Ido Gidron, GAGA
Christian Clark, Classical Ballet
Contemporary Ballet, Tara Lee
Meg Brooker, Duncan Technique
John Walker, Mental Readiness
Donald Byrd, Modern
Rachel Van Buskirk, Contemporary Ballet
Xay Zoleil, Hip Hop

Rachel Van Buskirk, Classical Ballet
Laura Morton, Improvisation
Christian Clark, Contemporary Ballet
Xavier Lewis, Hip Hop
Shaden Dance Company
John Welker, Classical Ballet
Thang Dao, Modern
Heath Gill, Improvisation
John Welker, Mental Readiness
McCree O'Kelley, Ballet
Lisa K. Lock, Modern

Marsha Barsky, Gyrokinesis
John Welker, Modern
Caroline Clark, Butoh
Tara Lee, Contemporary Ballet
Rachel Van Buskirk, Classical Ballet
Heath Gill, Improvisation
Jon Carr, Contemporary
John Welker- Mental Readiness
Christian Clark, Classical Ballet
Laura Morton, Improvisation
Alex Gonzaga, Contemporary Ballet
Xavier Lewis, Hip Hop

Tara Lee, Contemporary Ballet
Toni Jenkins, Classical Ballet
Xavier Lewis, Hip Hop
Caroline Clark, Butoh
Ana Llorente, Latin
McCree O鈥橩elley, Virtual Ballet

Stacey Slichter, Classical Ballet
Dre Lakin, Injury Prevention
Carson Hobbs, Musical Theatre
Dr. Ivan Pulinkala, Modern
Ana Llorente, Latin
Sarah Hillmer, Contemporary Ballet
AJ Paug, Hip Hop
John Welker, Contemporary Ballet and Dance Performance and Mental Readiness (Terminus Modern Ballet Theatre)
Tara Lee, Classical Ballet (Terminus Modern Ballet Theatre)

Christine Welker, Classical Ballet 
Jon Carr, Contemporary
Jan Wikstrom, Voice
Carson Hobbs, Musical Theater 
Sarah Hillmer, Contemporary Ballet
Dre Lakin, Jazz
Sean Nguyen-Hilton, Modern
Nicole Johnson, Contemporary Ballet

Nicole Johnson, Contemporary Ballet
Martha Goodman, Classical Ballet
Harrison Long, Acting for Dancers
Julie Galle Baggenstoss, Flamenco
Sarah Hillmer, Contemporary Ballet

• Anne Plamondon presents "Myokine"
• Terminus Modern Ballet Theatre presents "Duality"

• BODYTRAFFIC
• Terminus Modern Ballet Theatre

• Boca Tuya, Amor
• Hofesh Shechter Company, Clowns and Political Mother
• Terminus Modern Ballet Theatre, Long ago and Only Once 

• Terminus Modern Ballet Theatre, Marley Was Dead, To Begin With.
• Tentacle Tribe, Ghost

• Shaden Dance Company, Trilogy

• Charlotte Ballet, Redbird and Walking Mad
• Terminus Modern Ballet Theatre, Modern Myths

• Spellbound Contemporary Dance Company, Full Moon
• Ballet X and Terminus Modern Ballet Theater, Off the Edge
• BODYTRAFFIC, Dust; and at midnight, the green bride floated through the village square

• Kibbutz Contemporary Dance Company, Horses in the Sky