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Dance Program Awards & Honors
The Dance Program students, faculty and alumni continue to shine in their field. Congratulations to the following for their achievements and distinction. |
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DANCE PROGRAM AWARDS |
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STUDENTS |
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The Mary Aid de Vries scholarship for service excellence in the Dance Program |
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Dance major Andrea Cowles |
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Arts and Sciences undergraduate research fellowship to work with the Chamber Dance Company's 2007 concert |
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Sarah Rose Bernhardt |
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The Evelyn H. Green Endowed Scholarship for artistic promise |
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Dance major Rachel Randall |
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Dance major Shannon Narasimhan |
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Writing Fellowship for work with the Dance Program Writing Center |
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Dance major Jennifer Larson |
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Dance Program Scholarship for academic achievement. |
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Dance major Katrine Behrend |
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2007 Award for Outstanding Achievement in Choreography |
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Dance major Rachel Randall with Living Shadows |
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2007 Honorable Mention for Achievement in Choreography |
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Alice Gosti with Wonder Bra |
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OUTSIDE AWARDS |
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The 2007 Dean's Medalist in the Arts
The Arts and Sciences Dean’s Medal is awarded to four graduating seniors each year, one from each of the College’s four divisions—arts, humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences. Recipients are selected on the basis of grade point average and faculty recommendations. |
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Dance and Biology major Leah Schrager |
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2007 Venture Scholarship from the Mary Gates Endowment. They are conceptualizing, directing, and producing an interdisciplinary performance art production. The collaborative rehearsal process aims to integrate dance, music, drama, and creative writing. Entitled "Getting Undressed," it will premiere May 17-20th at the Ethnic Cultural Theater on the UW campus. Faculty mentors are Hannah Wiley (Dance), Shanga Parker (Drama), Paul Moore (Music), and Shawn Wong (English). Contact Shannon and Leah to get on the mailing list! |
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Dance majors Shannon Narasimhan and Leah Schrager |
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Travel awards co-sponsored by the UW Office of Research, the Mary Gates Endowment, and the Undergraduate Research Program. These awards support undergraduate researchers who present their work at professional meetings. |
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Dance majors Alice Gosti, Shannon Narasimhan and Rachel Randall attended ACM Multimedia 2006 in Santa Barbara, California. |
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Merit Scholarship (full
tuition) from Bates Dance Festival |
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Dance major Katrine Behrend |
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Presenter at the UW 9th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium. |
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Dance minor Laura Umetsu |
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AWARDS |
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FACULTY |
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Received a 2006 grant from the College of Arts and Sciences. She will create an instructional DVD based on her article Teaching Experiential Anatomy through Modern Technique.
Jennifer is the recipient of a 2006 UW Distinguished Teaching Award. |
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Jennifer Salk, Assistant Professor |
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Recipient of a 2005 National College Choreography Award sponsored by Dance USA and the National Endowment for the Arts. In conjunction with the University of Maryland/College Park, Mark will create a new work for the UM dance department and perform his solo, "The Goldberg Variations" at the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.
Mark is also an approved candidate on the 2005 Fulbright Senior Specialists Roster, making him eligible to be matched with incoming program requests from overseas academic institutions until 2015. |
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Mark Haim, Artist in Residence |
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Received a UW Royalty Research Fund Award, 2004-2005 for her project titled Contextualizing and preserving the heritage of American modern dance. This project involves editing and digitizing Chamber Dance Company performances of choreography by Mary Wigman, Dore Hoyer and Michio Ito. The resulting DVD's will include interviews with performers and restagers in addition to photographs and historical information.
Ms. Wiley was also awarded a Donald E. Petersen Endowed Professorship for June 2005 – June 2008 for her extraordinary record of achievement in and contribution to the arts at the University of Washington. |
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Hannah Wiley, Professor |
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If you are a student, faculty or alumnae/i of the Dance Program who has been recognized for achievements in dance, please email us so we may include you on our site.
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