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Experience

Dance

Guest Artists

Throughout the year, guest artists join Grier's faculty to provide opportunities for dancers to work with internationally renowned teachers, dancers, and choreographers. Guests to our Performing Arts Center teach master classes, which are open to students at all levels. Guest master teachers educate dancers in various forms and expose Grier students to the eclectic repertoires found in dance companies today. Each year, guest artists-in-residence work with groups of dancers over extended stays to teach, set choreography, and develop professional relationships that extend beyond Grier's campus.

Visiting Artists

Master classes at Grier are arranged independently and in conjunction with surrounding universities on Grier’s campus. Past master class teachers and artists-in-residence include:

Crystal Frazier
Darrell Grand Moultrie
Debbie Blunden Diggs
Diavolo Dance Theater company members
Francesca Dario
Greer Reed
Hubbard Street Dance company members
Jason McDole
Jon Lehrer
Joshua Manculich
Kate Skarpetowska
Kiesha Lalama
Larry Kegwin
Mark Morris Dance Group company members
Michele Oliva
Norbert De La Cruz III
Pascal Rioult
Paul Taylor Dance Company members
Peter Chu
Phil Orsano
Tracie Stanfield
Whitney Moncrief
Yarden Ronen-Van Herren

Grier Gala

The annual Gala, held each fall, affords Grier students the opportunity to participate in workshops/master classes, take in a professional performance of visiting companies, perform, and audition. The Gala is another opportunity for dancers to work with nationally acclaimed companies such as:

Ate9 Dance Company
August Wilson Center Dance Ensemble
DanceGrandMoultrie
Dayton Contemporary Dance Company
Giordano Jazz Dance
Houston Met Dance Company
JUNK
Koresh Dance Company
Lar Lubovitch Dance Company
LehrerDance
Oliva Dance Project
Oui Danse
Peridance Contemporary Dance Company
PrioreDance
Rennie Harris Puremovement
RIOULT Dance NY
SynthesisDance
Texture Contemporary Ballet

Guest Artists & Grier Gala

Throughout the year, guest artists join Grier's faculty to provide opportunities for dancers to work with internationally renowned teachers, dancers, and choreographers.
Guest Artists & Grier Gala

Guests to our Performing Arts Center teach master classes, which are open to students at all levels. Guest master teachers educate dancers in various forms and expose Grier students to the eclectic repertoires found in dance companies today.
Guest Artists & Grier Gala

Each year, guest artists-in-residence work with groups of dancers over extended stays to teach, set choreography, and develop professional relationships that extend beyond Grier's campus.

Past Visiting Artists

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2019 Visiting Artists

Chris Huggins
Darrell Grand Moultrie
Kate Skarpetowska
Lenora Nemetz
Melissa Rector
Micah Geyer
Norbert De La Cruz III
Susan Shields
2018 Visiting Artists

Debbie Blunden Diggs
Mike Esperanza
Kiesha Lalama
Jon Lehrer
Roni Koresh
Whitney Moncrief
Darrell Grand Moultrie
Brice Mousset
Melissa Rector
Yarden Ronen-Van Herren
2017 Visiting Artists

Roni Koresh
Kiesha Lalama
Jon Lehrer
Jason McDole
Darrell Grand Moultrie
Brice Mousset
Candice Musselman
Phil Orsano
Melissa Rector
Tracie Stanfield
Nancy Turano
2016 Visiting Artists

Hubbard Street Dance Company
Kiesha Lalama
Darrell Grand Moultrie
Brice Mousset
Candice Musselman
Phil Orsano
Melissa Rector
Tracie Stanfield
2015 Visiting Artists

LehrerDance
Junk
Synthesis dance
Dayton Contemporary Dance Company
Jon Lehrer
Brian Sanders
Tracie Stanfield
Kiesha Lalama
Christine Kerber

Past Gala Performers

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2019 Grier Gala
Faculty
- Andy Noble - Sam Houston State University
- Dan Karasik - Point Park University
- Elizabeth Ramsey - Dayton Contemporary Dance Company
- Emily Pietruszka - Rennie Harris Puremovement
- Heidi Rodeffer - American Dance Festival
- Igal Perry – Peridance Contemporary Dance Company
- Lindsay Viatori - Slippery Rock University
- Maurice Frago - Shenandoah University
- Melissa Rector - Koresh Dance
- Michael Lomeka - Shenandoah University
- Nile Alicia Ruff - Dayton Contemporary Dance Company
- Phillip Cuttino Jr. - Rennie Harris Puremovement
- Rob Priore - PrioreDance
- Roni Koresh - Koresh Dance
- Whitney Moncrief - Western Michigan University
Performers
- Koresh Dance Company
- Rennie Harris Puremovement
- Peridance Contemporary Dance Company
- PrioreDance
- Dayton Contemporary Dance Company
2018 Grier Gala
Faculty:
- Antonio Brown
- Peter Chu
- Mike Esperanza
- Ruben Graciani
- Keisha Lalama
- Jon Lehrer
- Kijuanta Lucas
- Whitney Moncrief
- Julie Nakagawa
- Stephen Pier
Performers:
- Bare Dance Company
- DanceWorks Chicago
- Jon Lehrer Dance Company
- Antonio Brown Dance
- Peter Chu
2017 Grier Gala
Faculty:
- Debbie Blunden Diggs
- Kiesha Lalama
- Jon Lehrer
- Roni Koresh
- Whitney Moncrief
- Darrell Grand Moultrie
- Brice Mousset
- Melissa Rector
- Yarden Ronen-Van Herren
Performers:
- Dayton Contemporary Dance Company
- Koresh Dance Company
- Lehrer Dance
- Oui Danse
- Peridance Contemporary Dance Company
2016 Grier Gala
Faculty:
- Danielle Agami
- Stacy Caddell
- Darrell Grand Moultrie
- Joyce Herring
- Victor Jarvis
- Christine Kerber
- Kiesha Lalama
- Cheryl Mann
- Phil Orsano
- Luna Sayag
Performers:
- Ate9
- Cleveland Ballet
- The Joffrey Ensemble
- Orsano Project
- RIOULT Dance NY
2015 Grier Gala
Faculty:
- Christine Kerber
- Keisha Lalama
- John Lehrer
- Darrell Grand Moultrie
- Brian Sanders
- Tracie Stanfield
Performers:
- Dance Grand Moultrie
- Dayton Contemporary Dance Company
- JUNK
- LehrerDance
- SynthesisDance