 Nina Maria Lucas lucasnm@wfu.edu (336) 758-5393 Scales Fine Arts Center, 218 |
Nina Maria Lucas Department Chair, Theatre & Dance Professor of Dance Nina Maria Lucas is a Professor of Dance and the Chair of the Department of Theatre and Dance. She has been a member of the faculty since 1996 serving as the Director of Dance for 20 years and continues to be the Artistic Director of the Dance Company. Nina began her training early in Dayton, Ohio and went on to receive a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance Performance from The Ohio State University. After graduation she continued her training at the Alvin Ailey American Dance Center, Phil Black Dance and Martha Graham Studio in New York City, and later went on to receive her Master of Fine Arts in Performance and Education from the University of California Los Angeles. As Associate Professor of Dance she brings knowledge from study and performance with Carol Scothorn, Ronald Brown, Shapiro and Smith, Risa Steinberg, and in the L.A. Art Festival’s “The Dance Collective” under the direction of Peter Sellars, producer Neil Barkley. Her teaching experience includes, but, is not limited to technique (modern/jazz), History and Philosophy of Dance, Dance Practicum (performance, production and repertory), Principles of Conditioning and Strength Training for Dancers-Care and Prevention, Dance Composition, Choreography, Dance Administration, Dance Education and Dance for Children. In May 2000 Nina received the “Excellence in Teaching” award presented by the faculty of the North Carolina School of the Arts Dance Department. In February 2001 she was awarded the Reid-Doyle excellence in Teaching Award from Wake Forest University. Courses Taught: |
