CURRICULUM VITA
SUSAN R. KOFF
rd
110 3 Avenue, Apartment 3D
New York, NY 10003
(212) 260-4908
[email protected]
Education
1992-1995
Doctor of Education (Degree Conferred May 1995)
Dance Department
Temple University
Philadelphia, PA
Area of Concentration: Dance Education
Dissertation Title: Meaning Making Through the Arts: Description
of an Urban High School’s Arts-Based Program [DISSERTATION
ABSTRACTS INTERNATIONAL, Vol. 56-06A, p. 2024 No. AAI9535755]
1980-1982
Master of Arts Degree (Degree Conferred May 1982)
Department of Movement Sciences and Education
Teachers College, Columbia University
New York, New York
Area of Concentration: Dance Education
1974-1977
Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree (Degree Conferred May 1977)
(with Honors and Distinction)
Dance Department
University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona
Professional Dance Training
Modern
Daniel Lewis, Limón technique
Ruth Currier, Humphrey/Limón technique
Various teachers at the Limón Studio, New York
Ballet
Pamela Critelli, Cynthia Babbit and Ernest Pagnano,
all formerly of the Zena Rommett Ballet School
Sandra Noll Hammond, Cecchetti
Jazz
Roy Lozano, Matt Mattox technique
Various teachers at the Lynn Simonson Studio, New York
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Teaching and Administrative Experience:
University and Certificate Programs
2005 to Present
Clinical Associate Professor, Dance Program Director (2007-present)
Department of Music and Performing Arts Professions
Steinhart School of Culture, Education, and Human Development
New York University
Responsibilities include working with Dance Education students, advising
the higher education track of the MA program, and collaboration in
administration of the Dance Education Program. Teaching includes
Research in Dance Education, Teaching Dance in Higher Education and
Seminar in Dance Education. Since 2007 responsibilities include
directorship of the program.
2002 to 2005
Instructor
Departments of Kinesiology, Curriculum and Instruction
Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge
2001 to 2002
Clinical Assistant Professor
College of Education
University of Denver
Responsibilities include teaching graduate courses in Curriculum Theory,
Curriculum and Instruction for K-12, Professional Development:
Integrating arts into the classroom (Denver Public Schools, K-5)
1995-2001
Assistant Professor and Dance Program Coordinator
Department of the Arts and Humanities
Teachers College, Columbia University
New York, New York
Responsibilities included the complete administration of the MA degree
program, advising all students including thesis advising as well as student
teacher placement and supervision, and a full teaching load in theory and
practice.
1994-1995
Administrative Assistant
Dance Department, Temple University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Responsibilities included assisting the chairperson with all administrative
duties in the department.
1992-1994
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Dance Department, Temple University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Responsibilities included teaching undergraduate classes in the Dance
Department including modern technique and Dance as Art. Additional
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responsibilities included related administrative work in recruitment and
outreach programs in public schools.
1987-1992
Full-Time Instructor
Department of Exercise and Sport Science
The Pennsylvania State University
University Park, Pennsylvania
Responsibilities included teaching all levels of modern dance and
composition, beginning levels of ballet and jazz, and dance fundamentals
for physical education majors; advising dance minor students; department
committee work; four outreach programs each year through the Arts in
Education Central Intermediate Unit 10; and Assistant Director of the
university-based Contemporary Dance Company which included
choreography, rehearsal direction, publicity, and coordination of
performances.
1984-1987
Instructor
The Jerusalem Rubin Academy of Music and Dance
Jerusalem, Israel. JRA is affiliated with Hebrew University, Jerusalem.
Responsible for technique classes for upper division students.
1986-1987
Instructor
The Acting School of Nissan Nativ
Jerusalem Theater, Jerusalem, Israel
Responsibilities were to assist the opening of the Jerusalem branch of the
Tel Aviv school and to teach beginning movement to acting students in a
three year certificate program.
Teaching and Administrative Experience:
Private Studio and Guest Teaching
2012
Guest Instructor
Taipei Physical Education College
Creative Pedagogy in Dance
2010
Guest Instructor
Danish National School for Contemporary Dance, Copenhagen
Three day workshop in Dance Education, Theory and Practice
2007
Guest Instructor
Danish National School for Contemporary Dance, Copenhagen
One week intensive introduction to Dance Education
2006
Fulbright Senior Specialist
Visit to The Danish National School for Contemporary Dance
Lecture and Curriculum Development in Dance Education
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2002
Guest Lecture, Definition of Dance Education
Dance and Dance Education Program
New York University, New York
1999, 2000, 2001
Guest Lecture, Definition of Dance Education
Masters Degree Physical Education Students
Teachers College, Columbia University
1996 Summer
Guest Faculty, Interdisciplinary Learning Standards and Assessment in the
Arts and Humanities
New York State Education Department
State University of New York at New Paltz
1992 Summer
Dance Instructor
Woodward Gymnastics Camp
Woodward, Pennsylvania
Responsibilities included all levels of dance instruction for student
gymnasts, dance clinics for gymnastic coaches.
1990
Guest Instructor
Women’s Softball Team
Penn State University.
1988
Instructor
Penn State University
Summer dance classes for members of the Penn State football team.
1985-1987
Instructor
Dance Studio of Emek HaYarden
Jordan Valley, Israel
Responsible for all levels of dance technique at this regional dance school
for the kibbutzim of the Jordan Valley.
1985
Guest Instructor
The Dance School "Mateh Asher," home of the Kibbutz Dance Company
Kibbutz Ga'aton, Israel
Responsibilities were to teach technique classes for high school and
professional dance students.
1984-1985
Company Teacher
The Jerusalem Dance Ensemble, Israel
Responsibilities were to teach a weekly company class to a professional
dance company.
1984-1985
Instructor
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The Jerusalem School of Dance, Israel
Responsibilities were to teach all levels of technique to high school and
professional dance students.
1984
Guest Teacher
Wingate Institute, College of Teachers
Netanya, Israel
A day of master classes in dance technique.
1984
Student Teacher
Ruth Currier Dance Studio
New York, New York
Technique classes taught in completion of a teacher's seminar with Ruth
Currier.
1976-1977
Instructor
Continuing Education
University of Arizona, Tucson
Semester long technique classes in beginning modern dance.
1975-1976
Teacher Assistant
Dance Department
University of Arizona, Tucson
Assist teaching beginning modern dance classes.
Publications
Koff, Susan R. (2013). Impact of conscious pedagogy. In S.W. Stinson, C. Svendler Nielsen &
S-Y. Liu (Eds.), Dance, young people and change: Proceedings of the daCi and WDA
Global Dance Summit. Taipei National University of the Arts, Taiwan, July 14th – 20th
2012. http://www.ausdance.org/ [Accessed on 3/26/13] ISBN 978-1-875255-19-1
Koff, Susan R., Charlotte Svendler Nielsen, Corneila Baumgart & Ivancica Jankovic (2013).
Curriculum in motion – Special event. In S.W. Stinson, C. Svendler Nielsen & S-Y. Liu
(Eds.), Dance, young people and change: Proceedings of the daCi and WDA Global
Dance Summit. Taipei National University of the Arts, Taiwan, July 14th – 20th 2012.
http://www.ausdance.org/ [Accessed on 3/26/13] ISBN 978-1-875255-19-1
Koff, Susan R. & Mistry, Gianna L. (2012). Professionalism in dance education. Research in
Dance Education, 13(1), 83-97.
Koff, Susan R. (2012). Apollo’s angels: A history of ballet. Journal of Dance Education, 12(1),
26.
Koff, Susan R. (2011). The organization of dance scholarship. Dance Chronicle, 34(3), 492-495.
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Koff, Susan R. (2008). Dance education in post-Katrina New Orleans. Conference Proceedings,
Aesthetic Education, Queens College, CUNY,
http://qcpages.qc.cuny.edu/Education/AE%20Conference%20Proceedings/articles/Dance
%20Education%20in%20Post%20Katrina.pdf
Koff, Susan R. (2007). Psychomotor domain: Dance. In R.J. Seidel & A. Kett (Eds.). From
principles of learning to strategies for instruction: Workbook companion. NY: Springer,
307-321.
Koff, Susan R. (2007). Review of book: Knowing bodies, moving minds: Toward embodied
teaching and learning, Journal of Dance Education, 7(4), 127-128.
Koff, Susan R. (2006). Dance education in post-Katrina New Orleans. In D. Risner (Ed.). Focus
on Dance Education: Celebrating the Whole Person (Conference Proceedings), 237-241.
Koff, Susan R. (2005). Dance education as an aspect of movement and mobility in everyday
living. Quest, 57, 148-153.
Koff, Susan and Sara Lee Gibb. (2004). Published literature in other disciplines. In J.M.
Bonbright and R. Faber (Eds.).Research Priorities for Dance Education: A Report to the
Nation. Bethesda, MD: NDEO.
Koff, Susan R. (2004). Ethics of being a dance educator. Ethics and Politics Embodied in
Dance: Proceedings. Helsinki Theatre Academy:
http://www.teak.fi/Tutkimus/Tutkimushankkeet#kohtierilaisuutta
Koff, Susan R. and Richard A. Magill (2003). Review of the book: Teaching Dance Skills: a
Motor Learning and Developmental Approach, Journal of Dance Education 3(4), 145146.
Koff, Susan R. (2003). Multiculturalism through interdisciplinary curriculum design. Diálogos
Possíveis, 2, 329-331.
Koff, Susan R. (Guest Editor) (2003). The theory of multiple intelligences (special issue).
Journal of Dance Education 3 (1).
Koff, Susan R. & Warner, Mary Jane. (2001). Curriculum integration: Teaching in, through, and
about dance in primary and secondary education. Journal of Dance Education. 1 (4), 142147.
Koff, Susan R. (2000). Toward a definition of dance education. Childhood Education, 77 (1), 2731.
Koff, Susan R. (2000). Dance in the interdisciplinary curriculum: Parameters and possibilities. In
J.E. LeDrew and H. Ritenburg (Eds.), Proceedings of the Eighth International Dance and
the Child Conference (pp. 69-74), Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada.
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Koff, Susan R. (1999). The role of the arts in the undergraduate curriculum. Journal of General
Education, 48 (1), 9-16.
Koff, Susan R. (1998). Dance science considerations of dance educators. JOPERD, 69 (5), 61-63.
Koff, Susan R. & Elkins, Leslie. (1997). Art making in a technique class: A contructivist
paradigm for teaching dance. In N. Stokes (Ed.), Proceedings 30th Annual Conference
Congress on Research in Dance (pp. 321-334), Tucson, Arizona.
Koff, Susan (1997). Dance and public education: Forms of implementation. In E. Anttila (Ed.),
Proceedings of the Seventh International Dance and the Child Conference. (pp. 180185), Kuopio, Finland.
Koff, Susan R. (1996). Experiment in education: Description of an urban high school's arts-based
program. Impulse, 4 (4), 293-301.
McNitt-Gray, Jill; Koff, Susan R.; & Hall, Barbara L. (September 1992). The influence of dance
training and foot position on landing mechanics. Medical Problems of Performing Artists,
7,87-91.
Koff, Susan. (August 1989). Review of the book Science in Dance Training. International
Journal of Sport Biomechanics, 5 (3), 365-366.
Koff, Susan. (February 18, 1989). Program notes and commentary about "The Great Gatsby"
performed by the Pittsburgh Ballet, The Center for the Performing Arts, Penn State
University.
Brochures
Koff, Susan R. & Richard, Byron. (1999). Dance teacher licensure: State by state requirements.
Bethesda, MD: National Dance Education Organization.
Presentations and Scholarly Papers
2012 November
Curriculum Event
World Alliance for Arts Education Summit:
Cultural Encounters and Northern Reflections
University of Lapland
Rovaniemi, Finland
2012 July
Impact of Conscious Pedagogy
Dance and the Child international
Taipei National University of the Arts
Taipei, Taiwan
2011 September
Interdisciplinary Teaching, Curriculum Design and Program Structure
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Invited Panel Member, National Association of Schools of Dance, St.
Petersburg, Fl
2011 April
Comparison of Evaluation of Dance Education projects in New Orleans:
Pre- and Post-Katrina
AERA, New Orleans, LA
2010 October
Modern Dance Pedagogy: Best Practices with a Medical Perspective
National Dance Education Organization, Phoenix, Arizona
2010 September
Education Outreach, Internships and Apprenticeships
Invited Panel Member, National Association of Schools of Dance
Tucson, Arizona
2010 May
Transitions: The Meaning of Embodiment, Self, and Identity in Education
Dancers (with Co-Author, Eeva Anttila)
American Education Research Association
Denver, Colorado
2009 October
Ballet Pedagogy Meets Higher Education
Invited Keynote, Ballet at the Crossroads, International Seminar
Helsinki Theatre Academy, Finland
Panel: Towards a Global Dialogue
Ballet at the Crossroads
2009 August
Evaluation Report: Dance Education in Post-Katrina New Orleans
Dance and the Child International, Kingston, Jamaica
2009 August
Training New Teachers to Apply Innovative Instructional Strategies in the
Teaching of Dance: Instructional Strategies Symposium
American Psychological Association, Toronto, Canada
2009 June
Modern Dance Pedagogy: Best Practices with a Medical Perspective
National Dance Education Organization, New York City
2008 September
Dance in Higher education in the US: Evolving Characteristics
Invited Keynote Address
Korean Dance Association, KAHPERD, Seoul, Korea
2008 June
2008 June
Evolving Theories of Teaching and Learning in Social and Political Contexts:
Research Conclusions (An organized student thesis panel)
National Dance Education Organization, Towson University, Baltimore
Connecting with Dance and Dance Education Politics
Invited Panel Member
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NDEO, Towson University, Baltimore, MD
2007 October
Well and Sound: Holistic Approach in Educating Artists
Art, Education and Embodiment
Invited panel participation to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the Dance
Pedagogy Department, Helsinki Theatre Academy
2007, June
Dance Education in Post-Katrina New Orleans
A Second Year Report
NDEO, Mobile, Alabama
2006, October
Dance Education in Post-Katrina New Orleans
National Dance Education Organization, Long Beach, CA
2006, July
Observational Learning and Creativity in Dance
Dance and the Child International, The Hague, Netherlands
2005, October
Comparison of Arts Education Integrated Models
National Dance Education Organization, Buffalo, NY
2005, October
Research as Creative Endeavor: A Roundtable Discussion of RDE
National Dance Education Organization, Buffalo, NY
2005, September
What is Dance Education?
NYC Ballet Education Department Teaching Artists
2004, December
Ethics of Being a Dance Educator: Implications of the Name
Ethics and Politics Embodied in Dance
Helsinki, Finland
2004, September
Dance Education as an Aspect of Movement and Mobility in Everyday
Living
American Academy of Kinesiology and Physical Education
Oak Brook, IL
2003, October
Theory of Multiple Intelligences in Dance Education
National Dance Education Organization, Albuquerque, NM
2003, August
Multiculturalism Through Interdisciplinary Curriculum Design
Dance and the Child International, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
2003, February
The Role of Arts in Education
Colorado Business Committee for the Arts, Denver, CO
2002, June
Dance Curriculum in a Changing World
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National Dance Education Organization, Providence, RI
2001, April
Toward a Definition of Dance Education
National Dance Education Organization, Minneapolis, MN
2000, August
Dance in the Interdisciplinary Curriculum: Parameters and Possibilities
Dance and the Child International, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
2000, April
Artistic Development in Dance: A Research Report
National Dance Education Organization Conference, Salt Lake City, UT
2000, February
Viewing and Responding to Dance: A Developmental Guide from
Children to Adults
Eastern District Association, AAHPERD, Philadelphia, PA
1999, November
Arts Education: Enhancing Learning Abilities and Creative Capacity
Invited Panel Member
Not Just Any Body, Global Conference, Toronto, Canada
1999, May
The Status of K-12 Dance Certification
National Dance Education Organization, Cincinnati, OH
1999, April
New York City Ballet Bridges: Designing Integrated Elementary School
Dance Curriculum
National Dance Association, Boston, MA
1999, December
“You Want Me White”: Exploring Cultural Identity Through Dance
Moderated discussion
School for International and Public Affairs, Columbia University
1998, April
Designing Integrated Dance Curriculum
National Dance Association, Reno, NV
1997, November
Research in Dance: The Creative Process
Faculty Research Symposium
Teachers College, Columbia University
1997, October
Current Issues in Dance Education: K-8
Invited Panel Member
Congress on Research in Dance (CORD), University of Arizona, Tucson
Art-Making in a Technique Class: A Constructivist Paradigm for
Teaching Dance
Congress on Research in Dance (CORD), University of Arizona, Tucson
1997, August
Dance and Public Education: Forms of Implementation"
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dance and the Child international (daCi), Kuopio, Finland
1997, July
Dance as an Integrating Force Within the Curriculum
Invited member of panel presentation
dance and the Child international (daCi), Kuopio, Finland
1997, June
Response-The President's Committee Report on Creative America
Identity and Representation in Arts and Humanities
Summer Institute, Teachers College, Columbia University
Seminar-Interdiscipinary Explorations in Art and Dance
Identity and Representation in Arts and Humanities
Summer Institute, Teachers College, Columbia University
1997, March
New Paradigms for Dance Education in the 21st Century
National Dance Association, St. Louis, MO
1996, November
Modern Dance, Limón Technique
NY State Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
Melville, Long Island, NY
Dance Certification and Standards
NYSAHPERD, Melville, Long Island, NY
1996, October
The Arts as Emancipatory Pedagogy
Focus on Dance Education Conference, National Dance Association,
Minneapolis, MN
1996, July
Dance Science Considerations of Dance Educators
International Association for Dance Medicine & Science, Aspen, CO
1996, April
Beyond the Classroom Walls: The Influence of Contextual Factors on the
Curriculum (Teaching Dance in High Schools)
National Dance Association, Atlanta, GA
1996, March
Dance: Urban Issues in Public Education
Eastern District Association, Stamford, CT
Limón-based Modern Dance Technique Class
EDA of AAHPERD, Stamford, CT
1995, March
A Critical Analysis of the Fundamental Underlying Primary Goal
Education and the Place of National Arts Education Within that Goal
NDA of AAHPERD, Portland, OR
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1994, December
The Arts in the High School Curriculum: The Meeting of Theory and
Reality
Pennsylvania State Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation
and Dance (PSAHPERD), Lake Harmony, PA
1993, December
A Beginning Analysis of the Role of National Arts Education within
Educational Goals
PSAHPERD Convention, Seven Springs, PA
1992, December
The Limón Technique
A Master Class, PSAHPERD Convention, Lancaster, PA
1992, February
Bridging the Gap Between Dance and Movement Science
EDA of AAHPERD, Baltimore, MD
1991, November
The Limón Technique
A Master Class, Penn-Ohio Dance Consortium, Slippery Rock University,
Slippery Rock, PA
1991, March
Bridging the Gap Between Dance and Movement Science
A Panel Presentation, EDA, Newport, RI
1990, December
The Limón Technique
A Master Class, PSAHPERD, Hershey, PA
1990, September
Technology of the Robot in Contrast to the Science (technology) and Art of
Human Motion
"Tomorrow's Leonardos," Palmer Museum of Art and College of
Engineering, Penn State University
1990, March
Kinematics and Impulse Characteristics of Modern Dance Landings
Poster Presentation with Jill McNitt-Gray, Research Consortium,
AAHPERD, New Orleans, LA
Grants and Awards
2007-2008
Curricular Development Challenge Fund
New York University, $5000 Competitive Award for Curricular Proposal:
Best Practices in Dance Education Research
2008
Mentor Honor Award
National Dance Education Organization
2006
Fulbright Senior Specialist Award
Visit to The Danish National School for Contemporary Dance
Lecture and Curriculum Development in Dance Education
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1999-2000
Arts Professional Development Services
Board of Education, New York City
$200,000, to furnish and deliver professional development in Arts Education to
New York City Public schools.
1991
Fund for the Improvement of Undergraduate Instruction, Penn State University.
$500, to augment the teaching of dance technique
1989
Equal Opportunity Planning Commission, Penn State University.
$15,000, to bring an African Dance instructor to the Dance Program at Penn State.
Honors and Awards
1992-1994
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Dance Department, Temple University
Philadelphia, PA
Responsibilities included teaching and administrative responsibilities (Included
full tuition remission and cost-of-living stipend. Awarded in open competition)
1977
Bachelor of Fine Arts with Honors and Distinction
University of Arizona, Tucson
Consulting and Related Professional Experience:
Current
2011
YoungArts Master Class Study Guide
Advisory Committee
2011
Arts Assessment Review
Department of Education, Albany, New York
2006-present
Dance Assessment Writing Team
Department of Education, NYC
Develop assessment from the NYC Blueprint for Dance
2002-present
Dance Education Consultant
New Orleans Ballet Association
Assessment and training for public schools dance education curriculum
2001-present
Content Area Chair
Research in Dance Education
Chair of one area of US Department of Education Grant to NDEO
1997-present
Consultant, New York City Ballet Education Department
Design dance integrated public school curriculum; Professional
development of New York City Public School teachers, K-12
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Completed
2003-2004
External Reviewer
Dance Content Standards, Teachers Guide to Statewide Assessments
Louisiana Department of Education
1999-2002
Dance Consultant, Glen Rock (New Jersey) Public Schools
Professional development to implement arts standards
2000-2002
Interdisciplinary Curriculum Committee
National Consortium of Arts Education Associations
Wrote national guidelines for interdisciplinary arts education
2000-2001
Dance Consultant, Bedford (New York) Central School District
Wrote a K-12 Dance Curriculum for the school district
1999, 2000
Dance Consultant, Yonkers Public Schools
Professional development for Yonkers dance educators.
1998-2001
Dance Consultant, NY State Education ASSETS Project
Invited as nationally recognized expert in dance assessment to serve as a
consultant to the development of dance assessment for the State of New
York.
1998
Dance Resource
Invited discussion leader at "A Contemporary Culture of Arts
Assessment" Symposium held by the New York State Alliance for Arts
Education, Albany.
1998, 2000
Member, Evaluation Team
Evaluation of Secondary Education Programs and PK-12 Dance Program
Roger Williams University
Evaluation for Rhode Island State Department of Education for purposes
of approving the proposed programs.
1997
Reviewer, Arts and Humanities Standards
Reviewer of standards developed by New York State Education for Arts
and Humanities as career goals for high school graduation
1995-1997
Evaluator, Center for Arts Education Research, Teachers College
Participation in ongoing evaluation of Arts Empower Project in
Philadelphia Public Schools
1995
Member, New York State Framework for the Arts
Exemplar Writing Team
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1995
Member, Design Team, Keystone Integrated Design Project
Funded by the United States Department of Education to created an
integrated education framework for K-12 in Pennsylvania including arts,
geography, history, civics and English.
1990
Rehearsal Mistress
Rehearsed local children who were chosen to perform with the Pittsburgh
Ballet in their production of the Nutcracker, Eisenhower Auditorium, Penn
State University.
1985-1986
Production staff of road tour of Pink Death, original movement/theater
piece, winner of first prize at the Acre Theatre Festival, Israel.
Service Activities:
Professional
2011-present Manuscript Reviewer
Research in Dance Education
2010-2012
Secretary, daCi/WDA 2012 Dance Conference
Taipei, Taiwan
2010
Meeting to plan daCi 2012 Conference, Taipei Taiwan
2009-Present Member, Board of Directors, dance and the Child international,
Secretary
2009-present Curate and Organize Poster Presentations
NDEO, New York City and Phoenix
2006
Manuscript Reviewer
Journal of Teaching in Physical Education
2006
Outside Dissertation Reader
Dance Department, Temple University, Philadelphia
2003- 2010 Editorial Board Member
Journal of Dance Education
2000-2001
Outside Dissertation Reader
Helsinki Theatre Academy, Helsinki, Finland
1999-present Reviewer: Manuscripts submitted to Dance Research Journal
1998-2000
Founding Board Member, National Dance Education Organization
1997-2001
Member, Advisory Board, Arts Education Group; Board mission was
"To restore and renew arts education in New York City Public Schools"
1997-1999
Member, Board of Directors, National Dance Association
Publications Chair
1997
Reviewer, Graduate student papers submitted for annual Congress on Research
and Dance
Reviewer, Annenberg Grants for the Center for Arts Education, New York City
1996
Book Reviewer, National Dance Association
University Related Service:
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New York University
2012-present
Chair, Committee on Courses and Programs (College)
2011-Present
Chair, Department Contract Faculty Merit Evaluations Committee
2009-Present
Member and Co-Chair (2010-Present)
Department Curriculum Committee
2007-Present
Member
Committee on Courses and Programs (College)
2006-present
Co-Chair
Arts Education Group (College)
Teachers College, Columbia University
2000-2002
1999-2000
1998-1999
1997-1998
1996-1997
Outside reader-Dissertations: Matta Freund, Art Education; Mark Graham,
Curriculum and Teaching
Dissertation Committee: Meg Chang, Adult Education
Advised 10 masters projects, Dance Education
Co-Chair, Department Program Committee
Member, Faculty Incentive Task Force
Dissertation Committee: Meg Chang, Adult Education
Outside reader-Dissertations, Shira Kahn, Music Education; BooYeun Lin,
Early Childhood Education; Mark Graham, Curriculum and Teaching
Advised 5 masters projects, Dance Education
Co-Chair, Department Program Committee
Member, Sexual Harassment Committee
Outside reader-Dissertations: Jill Wecht, Applied Physiology; Claude
Masear, Music Education
Dissertation Committee, Martha Eddy, Physical Education
Advised 8 masters projects, Dance Education
Member, Teacher Education Policy Committee
Member, Faculty Executive Committee
Member, Subcommittee on Academic Program
Member, Art Education Search Committee
Member, Sexual Harassment Committee
Member, Department Program Committee
Dissertation Committees: Jan Hyatt, Art Education; Martha Eddy,
Physical Education
Advised 6 masters projects, Dance Education
Member, Teacher Education Policy Committee
Agenda Committee, Teacher Education Retreat
Member, Sexual Harassment Committee
Member, Preservice Childhood Education Search Committee
Member, Department Program Committee
Chair, Department Masters Module Committee
Dissertation Committee: Martha Eddy, Physical Education
Outside Reader-Dissertations:Yong Hee Kim, Music Education; Susan
Glass, Music Education; Joanne Hynes-Dusel, Physical Education
Susan R. Koff
1995-1996
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Advised 14 masters projects, Dance Education
Member Teacher Education Policy Committee
Member Dean's Grants for Student Research Committee
Member-Applied Physiology Search Committee
Outside reader-Dissertation: Albert Tiberio, Music Education
Dissertation Committee: Martha Eddy, Physical Education
Penn State University
1992
1991
1990
1989
Dance Minor program revisions, co-author
Invited Jury Member, Second year architecture student projects:
"Design a Dancing School"
Co-coordinator: Day of Dance: Techniques in Dance
Facilitated master classes: Mary Govern, Doug Varone Dance Company;
Carla Maxwell, José Limón Dance Company
Co-coordinator Day of Dance: Careers in Dance
Co-coordinator: Interdisciplinary Day of Dance: Ethnic Dance
Facilitated master class: Margo Apostolos, University of Southern
California.
Talent Show Judge: Delta Sigma Theta Sorority
Guest Lectures: José Limón, Presented in Dance History; Modern Dance
in Israel
Talent Show Judge: Delta Sigma Theta Sorority
Facilitated master class: Gary Masters, José Limón Dance Company.
Survey of information about dance floors to upgrade facilities
Community Service
2003
Professional Development Workshops
Presented in conjunction with Baton Rouge Ballet Theatre
And Buchanan Elementary School
Baton Rouge, LA
1992-1993
Board Member
Movement Theatre International Inaugural "Dance Now!" Season Council
of Boards, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1991-1995
Board Member
Pennsylvania Dance Theatre, a regional professional modern dance
company located in State College, Pennsylvania
1991
Dance Consultant, Performing Arts Committee
Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts
Responsible for recommending all dance programming for the Festival,
July 10-14, 1991.
Interviews
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September 1997
"Good Day New York"
Fox 5, WNYW-TV, New York
Five minute live interview to discuss the benefits of and interest in partner
dancing in the US.
February 1992
"Taking Note"
WPSX-TV, Penn State University
Fifteen minute interview to preview the upcoming Limón Company Dance
performance at Eisenhower Auditorium, Penn State University.
February 1992
"Performance Preview"
WPSU Radio, Penn State University
Fifteen minute interview about modern dance.
February 1992
"Context: Performance"
WPSU Radio, Penn State University
Fifteen minute book review of Blood Memory by Martha Graham and
Martha by Agnes de Mille.
1987-1992
Dance Consultant
The Daily Collegian, an award winning, nationally recognized daily
college newspaper, Penn State University.
Choreographic Experience
2011
My sister and I…
Music: Dave Schroeder
Premiere: Frederick Loewe Theatre, NYU
Second performance as Sisters in TRIANGULATION
A Multimedia, Internet2 Event
2010
Equilibre
Music: Bobby McFerrin and YoYo Ma
Premiere: Frederick Loewe Theatre, NYU
2009
Broken Wing
Music: Johnny Cash
Premiere: Frederick Loewe Theatre, NYU
1997
A Letter to the Past
Music: Samuel Barber
Length: Five minutes
A duet about a loss.
1992
Morning Sings, Twilight Sighs
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Music: Mannheim Steamroller
Length: Six minutes
An ensemble work for five dancers contrasting beginnings and endings, youth and
maturity.
Premiered at the Playhouse Theatre, Penn State University by the Contemporary
Dance Company.
1991
Women Weeping, Women Laughing
Music: Johann Sebastian Bach
Length: Six minutes
An ensemble work for five dancers about a community of women supporting each
other in times of sorrow as well as times of joy.
Premiered at the Eisenhower Auditorium, Penn State University by the
Contemporary Dance Company. Performed at the Penn-Ohio Dance Consortium,
Slippery Rock University, Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania.
Do I Live to Choose or Do I Choose to Live?
Original Text by Susan Koff
Length: Ten minutes
A performance art solo incorporating text and movement as a political statement
in support of the pro-choice movement.
Premiered as street performance art in State College, Pennsylvania. Curated for a
show at The Birmingham Loft, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Hansel and Gretel (An Opera)
Music: Engelbert Humperdinck
A performance of the Contemporary Dance Company with the Penn State Opera
Workshop, Eisenhower Auditorium, Penn State University.
1990
A Little Bach
Music: Johann Sebastian Bach
Length: Three minutes
An ensemble work for five dancers that later became the second section of
Women Weeping, Women Laughing.
Premiered at the Eisenhower Auditorium, Penn State University by the
Contemporary Dance Company. Performed by the Penn State Dance Collective
on tour in Israel and by the Contemporary Dance Company at PSAHPERD and
Dance Annual Convention, Seven Springs, Pennsylvania, December 1989.
Parallel Lives
Music: Olivier Messiaen, Quartet for the End of Time, 5th Movement
Length: Eight minutes
A duet and a solo in spatial contrast emphasizing the differences between a
woman alone and a woman with a partner.
Premiered at the Eisenhower Auditorium, Penn State University by the
Contemporary Dance Company.
Susan R. Koff
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Dido & Aneas (An Opera)
Music: Henry Purcell
Performance of the Penn State University School of Music and the Contemporary
Dance Company.
Eisenhower Auditorium, Penn State University.
1989
Plateas Majestas
Music: Andreas Vollenweider, Mannheim Steamroller
Length: Thirteen minutes
An ensemble piece for seven dancers celebrating the beauty and vastness of the
desert.
Premiered at the Eisenhower Auditorium, Penn State University by the
Contemporary Dance Company. Also performed at Penn State Ogontz Campus,
Philadelphia and Penn State Shenango Valley.
1988
Existence, Essentials, Essence
Music: Mannheim Steamroller
Length: Eleven minutes
An ensemble piece for six dancers exploring a philosophical statement of
movement and meaning.
Premiered at the Eisenhower Auditorium, Penn State University by the
Contemporary Dance Company.
1987
Operetta Delights
Music: Various Operetta Composers.
Movement to accompany the semester presentation of operetta excerpts presented
by the Penn State University Opera Workshop under the direction of Dr. Richard
Davis at the School of Music, Penn State University.
1986
The Messiah Comes
This evening length musical was presented by the Hebrew University Students'
Union as an end of year presentation demonstrating collaboration between all the
performing arts at Hebrew University.
Premiered at Mt. Scopus Amphitheater, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel.
Student Concerts: Dance Studio of Emek HaYarden, Kibbutz Affikim, Israel.
1985
Student Concerts: Ga'aton Dance Studio, Kibbutz Ga'aton, Israel
1977
Eugene Onegin
Music: Tchaikovsky
Opera Theater, University of Arizona
Senior Concert
Susan R. Koff
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A shared evening length concert in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the
Bachelor of Fine Arts, University of Arizona.
The Merry Wives of Windsor by Nicolai
The Gypsy Baron by Strauss
How a Fish Swam in the Air & a Hare in the Water by John Davis
Opera Theater, University of Arizona
1975-1976
Student Concerts: Dance Department, University of Arizona
Performance Experience
1992, February
Do I Live to Choose or Do I Choose to Live?
Performed as a part of "Circumstantial Evidence," Penn State University.
1991, December
Do I Live to Choose or Do I Choose to Live? Performed as a part of
"Hidden Agendas," curated at the Birmingham Loft, Pittsburgh, PA
1991, November
Hidden Agendas
A performance art work by Charles Garoian.
Zoller Gallery, Penn State University.
1991, January
"The Promised Land"
Length: Forty minutes
Choreography by Bill T. Jones
Performed as a local cast member in this segment of The Last Supper at
Uncle Tom's Cabin/The Promised Land with the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane
Dance Company.
Eisenhower Auditorium, Penn State University
1987-1992
The Contemporary Dance Company
Seasonal Dance Performances
Eisenhower Auditorium, Penn State University
Penn State Ogontz Campus & Shenango Valley Campus
1985
The Jerusalem Dance Theatre
Jerusalem Israel
Acre Theatre Festival, Israel
1982
Gala of the American College Dance Festival
Drake University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1981
Many Geese Migrating
Choreography by Amy Sue Rosen
Merce Cunningham Studio
Susan R. Koff
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New York, New York
1981
Many Geese Migrating
Choreography by Amy Sue Rosen
Theatre of the Open Eye
New York, New York
1979
1974-1977
Sandra Stewart Dance Theatre
Merce Cunningham Studio
New York, New York
Student Concerts: University of Arizona
1973-1974
Scripps College Dance Theatre, Claremont, California
Professional Memberships
American Educational Research Association
dance and the Child international
National Dance Education Organization
Teaching Competencies
General Education
Curriculum theory
Teaching and learning environments
Interdisciplinary curriculum design
Arts advocacy
Introduction to Research in the Arts
Dance Theory
Dance curriculum and instruction
Dance pedagogy
Dance research
Entry to dance as art--A course designed as an introduction to dance from a cultural perspective
Dance in cultural contexts
History of dance education
Dance Practice
Modern dance technique (all levels) - Based in the Limón style
Beginning ballet - Based in the Cecchetti style
Beginning jazz - Based on the style of Matt Mattox
Composition
Susan R. Koff
Dance kinesiology
Pilates (certified)
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