LAURIE MERRIMAN

E-mail:  lmerri@.ilstu.edu

Web-address:  http://www.ilstu.edu/~lmerri

EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

1991-94            UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS (Urbana, IL)

                                Degree:  M.F.A. Choreography & Performance/May 1994

•    Course Work

Improvisation                                                         Teaching & Administration

Composition                                                           Curriculum Design

Labanotation                                                         Graduate Research Seminar

Production                                                              Body Therapies

Contemporary Directions in Dance                  Alexander Technique

Performance                                                         Anatomy & Kinesiology for Dance

Choreographer-Composer Workshop            Limon Repertory

                                                                                     Video for Dance

•    Cunningham and Limon Technique

                Renee Wadleigh, Stuart Gold

•    R.A.D. Technique

                Cynthia Pipkin-Doyle, Bill Wagner

•    Other Artists in Residence

                Douglas Dunn, Jan Erkert, Stephen Koester, Loretta Livingston,

                Peggy Lyman, Bebe Miller, Douglas Neilsen, Lynn Simonson                  

              Joe Goode, Rachel Lampert, Meredith Monk, Beverly Blossom            

1983-85                 PAUL TAYLOR DANCE COMPANY AND SCHOOL (New York, NY)

•    Technique and Repertory

                Tom Evert, Ruth Adrian, Victoria Uris

1978-83          TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY (Fort Worth, TX)

     Degree:  B.F.A. (Ballet & Modern Dance)

•    Graham Technique

                Jerry Bywaters-Cochran, Ellen Page-Garrison

•    Cecchetti Technique

                Stephanie McFarlane-Woods

•    Vaganava Technique

                Fernando Schaffenburg, Lisa Fusillo

1980-83              JERRY BYWATERS-COCHRAN (Dallas, TX)

•    Graham Technique

1979                   MARTHA GRAHAM SCHOOL OF DANCE (New York, NY)

•    Graham Technique

1978                     AMERICAN BALLET CENTER (New York, NY)

•    Classical Ballet and Pointe

                Meredith Baylis, Choo San Goh

1976-78              NATIONAL ACADEMY OF ARTS (Champaign, IL)

•    Classical Ballet, Pointe and Jazz

                Les & Mary Boday, Elizabeth Carroll, Cherie Noble,

                Alexander Bennett, Buzz Miller, Gwen Ashton

FULL-TIME TEACHING & ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE

1988-    

                 Dance Faculty (88-), Program Director (89-93; 95-) & Assistant Dean of the College of Fine Arts (06-08)
                          ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY (Normal, IL)

                         Full Professor-Tenured

•    Teaching duties (beginning to advanced levels) include:

                Classical Ballet                                                      Composition                                          Modern Dance

                Foundations of Inquiry (Gen Ed Course)        Improvisation                                        Pedagogy in Secondary Education

                Pointe/Variations                                                Choreography                                      Aesthetics & Philosophy of Dance

                Multi-Cultural Exchange in the Arts                 Dance Accompaniment                       History & Criticism of Dance

            Arts in Elementary Schools: Dance                  Arts in Early Childhood:  Dance        Teaching Methods for Children

•    Administrative duties include management of:

                Recruitment Operations                                    Guest Artists                                         Teaching Assignments                       

                Audition Processes                                             Fiscal Planning                                     Alumni Activities                

                Scholarships                                                        Dance Facilities                                    Curriculum Development

                Advisement                                                         Supervision of Student Teachers      Illinois State Dance Theatre

•    Administrative duties as Assistant Dean:

     College Research Committee, Chair                                                College Curriculum Committee, Chair

     College Recruitment & Scholarship Committee, Chair                College Advisement Committee, Chair

     University Faculty Development Committees                             Faculty Evaluation (IDEA) Trainer

     External Grant Development & Writer                                         Special Projects as Assigned

1988-    

                      Dance Faculty  - University High School

                      ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY (Normal, IL)

•    Teaching duties include:

                Classical Ballet                                                  Composition                                         Dance History

                Modern Dance                                                 Improvisation                                      Dance Production              

                Tap Dance                                                        Choreography                                     Career Advisement                             

•    Administrative duties include management of:

                Student Dance Company                             Guest Artists                                         Student Teaching Supervision

                Productions                                                    Fiscal Planning                                     Curriculum Development

PART-TIME TEACHING AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE

2006-2008    

Ballet Faculty & Guest Choreographer (2006-07), & Dance Division Chair (2008)

TENNESSEE GOVERNOR’S SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS  (Murfreesboro, TN)       

•    Teaching duties include:

                Classical Ballet                                   Composition                                         Careers in Dance

                Modern Dance                                   Improvisation                                      Contemporary Partnering

•    Administrative duties include management of:

                Student Dance Company                   Guest Artists                                       Coordinator of Personnel

                Production Coordinator                    Fiscal Planning                                   Curriculum Development

                Scheduling                                           Audition Processes                             Teaching Assignments

2005   

Guest Artist in Residence

ILLINOIS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY (Bloomington, IL)

                •      Advanced Ballet Technique

2001-2003   

Dance Faculty & Guest Choreographer

INTERLOCHEN ARTS CAMP  (Interlochen, MI)     

                •      Modern Dance                                               •    Composition/Choreography

                •      Improvisation                                                       Repertory

1987-91, 1995, 1998-99

Dance Faculty & Ballet Mistress

TWIN CITIES BALLET COMPANY (Normal, IL)   

                •      Classical Ballet                                               •    Pointe

                •      Modern Dance                                              •    School Administration

                •      Composition/Choreography                      •    Floor Barre

 1991-95, 1997

Movement & Dance Faculty (91-95)  &  Executive Director (1997-2000)

ILLINOIS SUMMER SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS (Normal, IL)    

                •      Composition                                                   •    Improvisation

                •      Choreography                                               •    Classical Ballet

                •      Interdisciplinary Classes

 1993-1994

Teaching Assistant - Dance Department                         

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS (Urbana, IL)                          

                •      Classical Ballet for Non-Majors        
      

1992-1994

Opera Department Instructor                                            

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS (Urbana, IL)                          

                •      Body Movement                                             •    Classical Ballet

                •      Modern Dance

1991-1993

Guest Artist - Summer Seminar Program

PEORIA BALLET COMPANY (Peoria, IL)                

                •      Modern Dance                                               •    Composition

                •      Improvisation                                                 •    Choreography

 1980-1983                 

Dance Faculty

SCHAFFENBURG BALLET ACADEMY (Fort Worth, TX)

                •      Creative Dance for Children                      •    Classical Ballet

1982-1983

Dance Faculty

MARGO DEAN SCHOOL OF BALLET (Fort Worth, TX)             

                •      Classical Ballet

1980-1982

Ballet Instructor for Continuing Education

TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY (Fort Worth, TX)  

                •      Classical Ballet

MASTER CLASS & WORKSHOP PRESENTATIONS

2003-08         Graham Modern Technique                                         MCLEAN COUNTY DANCE CENTER

                          Intensive Workshop                                                         {Summer Workshop Offering}

2006              American Orff-Schulwerk                                              ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY

                        Movement & Dance Workshop                                      {Summer Workshop Offering}

2003              Ballet/Modern Technique                 &