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| Dance Faculty |
| James Bower |
| James has been dancing for more than 20 years. He has taught a variety of partner dances—including ballroom, swing and Latin—in California, New York and Sydney, Australia. He has competed professionally as well as given private instruction and coaching to many other competitive dancers. |
| Katharyn Howd Machan |
| Ph.D., Performance Studies, Northwestern University. M.A., English Literature, University of Iowa. Former Poet Laureate of Tompkins County Has been belly dancing and teaching in Ithaca since 1979. Taught for the London-based Skyros Institute, and elsewhere in the USA. |
| Katie Jones |
| From Long Island, New York, Katie has been studying tap, jazz, ballet, hip-hop and Modern dance for many years. She was in the Dance Rouge dance company (Long Island, NY) for 3 years. Currently studying Dance Therapy at Ithaca College and in ICUNBOUND Dance Company as well as Muevete (Latin Ballroom) Dance Company. |
| Elizabeth Livesay |
| B.A. Theater, Cornell University. Studied dance for 27 years. Has performed and choreographed locally for the Hangar Theater, Kitchen Theatre, Firehouse Theatre and Cornell Savoyards. 20 years teaching experience. Currently on the dance faculty at Ithaca College. |
| Miranda Strichartz |
| B.A., Cornell University, MA in English, SUNY Albany. Danced with the Ithaca Concert Dance Company. Studied at Dance Circle. Has taught ballet to children and adults for more than 10 years. |
| Julianne Wrolstad |
| Aloha! Julianne has been dancing hula (Hawaiian Dance) since the age of 10. Most find it surprising to learn that her hula education began in New Jersey at a nearby dance studio where she grew up. For 7 years, Julianne danced competitively on a dance team placing several top awards in Hawaiian, Tahitian, Modern, Jazz, Middle Eastern and Caribbean dance, including 2nd place Overall highest score for her solo performance of the hula "Keep Your Eyes on the Hands" and Tahitian dance "Royal Tahiti". Over the years, Julianne has received instruction from several Kumu (master instructors) in the Hawaiian Islands and California.
In 2005, Julianne founded Hula Hut Polynesian Dance. Through Hula Hut, she has danced at a variety of special events around the country including, weddings, birthdays, business events, festivals, etc. She began teaching Hawaiian Dance classes in 2002. Julianne joined the CSMA faculty in the spring 2010 and is has been having fun teaching and getting to connect with fascinating people in our community. Aside from teaching hula, Julianne holds a Masters degree in Clinical Psychology, Bachelors in Sociology and works in the mental health field. She is also a Certified Therapeutic Horseback Riding Instructor and teaches lessons seasonally. For more information on Julianne or Hula Hut Polynesian Dance please visit her website at www.hulahut.org. |
| Iska Ziver |
| B.S., University at Albany; J.D., Cornell University. A practicing attorney in Ithaca in the areas of family law, mediation and collaborative law. Has been trained in various partner dances since 1999, and also studied ballet, jazz, belly dance, modern dance and theatre arts. Taught Swing, Latin and Ballroom Dance at Cornell University and also offers private lessons. |