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Loretta Di Bianca Fois
Assistant Professor, Dance; Coordinator, Dance Program

“Dance taps into human emotion and reflects how we see the world, letting us feel and making us think. My classes foster self-discovery, risk-taking and an awareness to detail and technique. I cannot tell students how to create; I can only encourage them to construct a unique perception of themselves and the world around them.”

Education

MFA, Dance (summa cum laude),
The Ohio State University
BA, Theatre/Chemistry (with Honors),
College of the Holy Cross
New Jersey Teacher Dual Certification in Theatre and Dance

Professional Experience

President
Dance New Jersey/National Dance Educators Organization (NDEO) New Jersey Chapter
Artistic Director
Puppe’n’Dance Performance Company
Teaching Artist
New Jersey Department of Education
Adjunct Instructor
Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University
Artist-in-Residence
Paper Mill Playhouse
Director of Dance Program
City University of New York–College of Staten Island

Recent Works

Time Unstuck, 2007
Industrious Junk, 2006
Vanity - restaged, 2006
The Prince and the Rose, 2005
The sad and swift demise of the designer chick, 2005
The Reign of the Penitents, 2005
Missed - restaged, 2005