Festival Faculty

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Festival Faculty

Faculty for the UNCSA Festival of Dance 2023 will be announced at a later date.

Below you can learn more about the distinguished faculty for the UNCSA Festival of Dance 2022, comprised of School of Dance faculty, alumni and guest artists.

Meet our Festival of Dance Faculty and Staff

Ballet, Pointe, Character, Performance Ensembles

Kira Blazek Ziaii

Contemporary Dance, Professional Studies

Preparatory Dance Director

Associate Dean, Contemporary Dance

Progressing Ballet Technique, Ballet, Pointe

Ballet, Festival of Dance Co-Director

Ballet, Summer Dance Assistant Director, Festival of Dance Co-Director

Creative Dance, Contemporary

Laura Gutierrez

Laura Gutierrez

Tina Yarborough Liggins

Contemporary Dance, Director of UNCSA Summer Dance

Susan McCullough

Assistant Dean, Ballet

Angelina Sansone

Courtney Stewart

Ballet, Pointe, Variations

Contemporary Dance

Misha Tchoupakov

Kirstie Tice Spadie

Contemporary Dance

Contemporary Dance

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