University of Arizona
School of Dance

Faculty

Arizona Jazz

Dance Showcase

September 27-29, 2024

Katy Tate

Katy Tate

Katy Tate is a Creative Producer, Choreographer and Master Teacher whose deep love for the cyclical learning experience received through sharing dance is what drives her. From traveling to studios across the globe, harnessing the energy of a packed convention room of...
Tyce Diorio

Tyce Diorio

EMMY Award Winner Tyce Diorio has been a powerful force in the entertainment industry since he was a teenager. Originally from Brooklyn, Diorio attended New York City’s famed LaGuardia High School of the Performing Arts and, at only 17 won Star Search while setting a...
Sarah Lisette Chiesea

Sarah Lisette Chiesea

Sarah Lisette Chiesa is an American born interdisciplinary artist living in Tucson Arizona, who has lived in the United States, Europe, Mexico, and Venezuela. She received her education from the North Carolina School of the Arts for high school, received a BFA from...
Sherry Zunker

Sherry Zunker

Sherry Zunker is an established director, choreographer, creator, and educator whose work covers the concert dance realm, musical theater, corporate entertainment, production shows, television, video, and film. Sherry is the Founder of BeMoved®, a company passionate...
Sam Watson

Sam Watson

Sam Watson, Associate Professor of Practice at the UA School of Dance, teaches Jazz and Modern Dance technique classes, Choreography Composition for BFA majors and offers lectures in Jazz Dance History. In addition to his teaching & lecturing, Mr. Watson advises...