University of Arizona
School of Dance

School of Dance Faculty

Arizona Jazz

Dance Showcase

September 27-29, 2024

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Elizabeth George

Elizabeth George is an Assistant Professor and Undergraduate Advisor in the School of Dance at the University of Arizona. She teaches undergraduate courses in ballet, pointe, and choreography.In addition, she designed a freshman colloquium for the Arizona Assurance...
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...
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...
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Lorin Mathis

Lorin began his training at Ballet Arts Minnesota before training at Pacific Northwest Ballet School and San Francisco Ballet School. Some of his most influential teachers included Bonnie Mathis, Lirena Branitski, Flemming Halby, Jorge Esquivel, Johan Renvall, and...
Marquez E. Johnson

Marquez E. Johnson

Marquez Johnson holds a Master of Fine Arts in Dance degree from the University of Arizona as well as a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication.  Marquez is currently on faculty at the University of Arizona’s School of...