University of Arizona
School of Dance

Arizona Jazz

Dance Showcase

October 9-11, 2026

Director, Duane Cyrus

Director, Duane Cyrus

Duane Cyrus is a professor and director of the School of Dance at the University of Arizona. He was previously a professor for seventeen years at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG) where he taught technique, choreography, improvisation, and career...
Mindy Moeller

Mindy Moeller

Mindy Moeller, a native of Overland Park, Kansas, began her love for dance at Miller Marley School of Dance and Voice under the direction of Shirley Marley. She continued her education at the University of Arizona School of Dance (BFA ‘11) with supplemental training...
Derrick Schrader

Derrick Schrader

Derrick Schrader began his dance training in Minnesota and has since become a respected choreographer with a global reach. Currently based in Los Angeles, he focuses on dance education, artistic direction, and visual arts. With nearly two decades of experience as a...
DJ Smart

DJ Smart

DJ Smart is a multi-hyphenate creative with an array of talents ranging from dancer, actor, singer, educator, choreographer, producer, movement coach and director. As an internationally acclaimed artist, his versatility, education and artistic prowess has made him a...
Dylis Croman

Dylis Croman

Dylis Croman started her professional career in New York City dancing with The Feld Ballets/NY at the age of seventeen. She has been working professionally in the business going for over 30 years. Croman’s credits include Bob Fosse’s DANCIN’, Nine at The Kennedy...