Susan Gillis Kruman

Susan Gillis Kruman
School of Education
University of Pittsburgh
112 Trees Hall
Pittsburgh, PA 15260
PHONE: 412-648-8262
EMAIL: gillis@pitt.edu

Full Time Faculty - Clinical Instructor

Spring Dance Concert
March 26, 27 & 28 presented approx. 60 students in a dance concert in the Trees Hall dance studio
Mid-Atlantic Regional College Dance Festival/Yoga for Dancers
A master class for university dance students incorporating yoga and contemporary dance.
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Mid-Atlantic Regional College Dance Festival/Modern Dance Technique
A master class for university students at the American College Dance Festival at Penn State, PA
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Opera Theater of Pittsburgh/Die Fledermaus
Choreographed the Byham Theater production of Die Fledermaus.

Eastern District Assoc. of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (EDA)
- Vice President for Dance
Pennsylvania State Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (PSAHPERD)
- Executive Board/Past President for Dance. I was appointed to fill in a vacancy.

Nominee for National University Dance Educator of the Year
I was nominated by the Eastern District Assoc. of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance as their candidate for the title of National University Dance Educator of the Year

Non-University Service
- Board Member, Attack Theatre (a Pittsburgh based modern dance company)
- Honorary Board Member for Dance.Alloy.Theatre. I was a founding member and first director of this dance company.
School of Education Department-level Service
- Day of Dance High School Dance Convention - This is an initiative to provide a one-day dance convention for local high school students and to promote the dept. of HPA, the Dance Minor and the University. I coordinate the classes and teachers. The teachers for this event are University Dance Minors.
School of Education-level Service
- Academic Affairs Committee working group on Distance Education
University-level Service
- Advisor to the Pitt Dance Ensemble This student organization has grown to approx. 120 students who take class every week and participate in dance related activities. This is an important organization for the Dance Minors in HPA.
- Spring Dance Performance - This is the students formal presentation of student, faculty and guest choreography. All funding for technical assistance, costumes and guest teachers/choreographers comes from student government or the Pitt Dance Ensemble. Approx. 60 students participate in the performance. This is open to the public.