Dr. Laurie Bell

Title Resident Artist and Assistant Professor in Dance

Phone 419-772-1693

Email l-bell@onu.edu

Classes Taught

Ballet I and II
Modern I and II
Ballet Pointe
Dance History
Dance Composition

Education

BS from the Ohio State University
MS from James Madison University
Ph.D. from the University of Toledo

Selected Choreography at ONU

The Most Happy Fella
Phantom
The Mikado
My Fair Lady
The Pirates of Penzance
The Threepenny Opera
Evita

Description

She is a member of the ONU faculty, teaching ballet, modern and jazz classes and was instrumental in starting the ONU Dance Company. She also coordinated residencies with Rhythm In Shoes, Jazz Tap Ensemble of Los Angeles, Ballet Memphis, River North Dance Company, African American Dance Ensemble and Gus Giordano Jazz Dance Chicago, culminating in performances with the ONU Dance Company. In 2000, she began the annual Jazz, Blues and Dance series with the ONU Dance Company that includes five guest choreographers and a live ensemble on stage for the concert. She has served as a consultant for the Ohio Arts Council, the Northwest Ohio Arts Advisory Board and is a past President of Dance for the Ohio Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance. She currently serves on the Board of Ohio Dance as Secretary. Previous professional activities include dancing for Dance Images Dance Company, Growth in Motion, Rigmarole Dance Company and artistic direction of Modern Dance Kentucky, Phoenix Moving Company and Happenstance Dance Company.

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