Teaching

Teaching Expertise

Dance Histories, Cultural Studies, Dance Pedagogy/Education, Contemporary Dance Technique, Composition, Improvisation, Moving Voice, Embodying Pluralism, Introduction to Dance, Dancing Social Movements, Asian Intercultural Performance, Chinese Dance Praxis, Choreographing Chineseness in Sinophone Cities

Teaching Floor Work, UCLA

Teaching Movement Phrase, UCLA

Students Improvising with Phrase, UCLA

Higher Education Teaching Experience

Positions

Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, PA: Visiting Assistant Professor, current
Temple University, Philadelphia, PA: Adjunct Assistant Professor, current
Temple University, Philadelphia, PA: Artist-in-Residence, Summer 2022
Temple University, Philadelphia, PA: Adjunct Faculty, Dance, 2009-2013, 2021-present
University of North Carolina, Greensboro, NC: Lecturer, Dance, 2021
University of California, Los Angeles, CA: Teaching Fellow (instructor of record), 2017-2019
Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA: Adjunct Assistant Professor, Dance, 2011-2013
Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ: Adjunct Instructor, Dance, 2010
Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA: Lecturer, Dance, 2010

Graduate Courses

Educating Dance: F’21, F ’22
Research Methods in Dance: F’21, Sum’21
Concepts of Culture: Sp’21
Teacher Preparation in World Arts and Cultures: Sp’19, Sp’18, Sp’17.
Teaching Assistant Seminar: F’18, F’17, F’16.

Undergraduate Studio Courses

Beginning Modern/Postmodern Dance: Sp’18.
Theories and Methods in Dance Composition: Movement Languages: F’18. (Teaching Assistant with Cheng-Chieh Yu).
Theories and Methods in Dance Composition: Locations: W’15. (Teaching Assistant with Ann Carlson).
Global Dance Traditions (Chinese dance emphasis): Sp’12, F’11, F’10.
Embodying Pluralism: F’11, Sum’11, Sp’11, F’10, Sum’10, Sp’10, F’09, Sp’ 09.

Intro to Dance students’ group choreography, Bucknell University

Undergraduate Courses (major and non-major)

Choreographing Chineseness in Sinophone Space: F’22
Dancing Cultures, F’22
Ways of Knowing Dance, F’22
Choreographers and Choreographies, Dance History: F’21
Chinese Performance in Sinophone Cities (writing intensive): W’17.
Foundations of Dance Pedagogy: Sp’13, F’12, Sp’12, F’11.
Making Meaning in Dance (writing intensive): F’12.
American 20^th Century Dance History (writing intensive): Sp’11.
Dance Appreciation (writing intensive): Sp’13, Sp’12, Sp’11, Sum’10, F’10.

Guest Teaching

Vocal and movement improvisation, Moving Voice class, UCLA: Sp ‘21.
Improvisation, Democracy and Social Movements in Asia class, Wesleyan University: F ‘20.
Dance education, Taipei Physical Education College, Taipei, Taiwan: Sum‘12.
Chinese Mulan Shanzi fan dance, Muhlenberg College: SP’13, Bucknell University: F’09.

*Chinese Cultural Dance Club, UCLA, Teaching, 2016, Photo Credit Alex Wong*

K-12 Dance Teaching Experience

Creative dance, Koresh Kids, Koresh Dance Company Outreach program (4th-5th grade), Philadelphia, PA, F’11-Sp’13.
Creative movement, modern, jazz, tap (3-10 year olds), Koresh Dance Studio, Philadelphia, PA, F’10-Sp’13.
Chinese dance and Beijing opera (assistant and translator), Folk Arts and Cultural Treasures Charter School (K-8th grade), Philadelphia, PA, Sp’11-F’12.
Modern dance technique, Friends Central High School (9th-12th grade), Philadelphia, PA, W’11, W’12.
Creative dance, Long-term dance substitute, Independence Charter School (K-5th grade), Philadelphia, PA, F’12.
Ballroom dance (4th-8th grade), Dancing Classrooms, Philadelphia, PA, F’09-Sp’11.
Chinese dance and Creative Movement (preK-12 grade), Institute for Arts in Education, Philadelphia, PA, Sp’08, F’08, Sp’09.