Elizabeth McPherson

Elizabeth McPherson is a Professor, Dance Division Director, and MFA Dance coordinator at Montclair State University. She received her BFA from Juilliard, an MA from The City College of New York, and a PhD from NYU. Elizabeth is the author of The Contributions of Martha Hill to American Dance and Dance Education, 1900-1995, co-author of Broadway, Balanchine and Beyond: A Memoir, and editor/compiler of The Bennington School of the Dance: A History in Writings and Interviews. Her newest book Milestones in Dance in the USA, an edited collection designed for dance history courses, was published by Routledge in September 2022 and is a 2023 recipient of NDEO’s Ruth Lovell Murray book. Executive Editor of the journal Dance Education in Practice, she has also written numerous articles and reviews for a variety of publications. She has worked as an educational consultant for NDEO, the New York City Department of Education, and the New Jersey Department of Education and she is a board member of the Martha Hill Dance Fund as well as on the Advisory Council for NDEO. Elizabeth has staged numerous works from Labanotation and other sources such as Antony Tudor’s Continuo and Donald McKayle’s Games. Performance credits include: Ernesta Corvino’s Dance Circle Company, Avodah Dance Ensemble, and the Louis Johnson Dance Theatre. (http://www.montclair.edu/profilepages/view_profile.php?username=mcphersone)