University of Arizona
School of Dance

2024

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...
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 is an Assistant Professor of Practice at the University of Arizona School of Dance. He 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...