Primary E-mail

handersen@wayne.edu

Biography

Hannah Andersen (MFA, NCPT, FMT) is an Assistant Professor of Teaching, Dance, at where her work intersects dance science, dancer wellness, Pilates, arts education, pedagogy, and technique. She teaches theory and practice courses in the BS/BFA Dance Programs, MA Teaching Artistry Program, and directs the Pilates Mentorship Program guiding theatre and dance students in obtaining Pilates Teacher Certifications. She is a lead collaborator in a cross-disciplinary initiative for Dancer Wellness between the Dance Program and Physical Therapy Program at Wayne State where research is being presented and published (inter)nationally. Andersen received the 2017 “Doug Risner Prize for Emerging Dance Researchers” and has been published in the Journal of Dance Education and Journal of Dance and Somatic Practices. She has served on teaching faculty at Whatcom Community College, University of Oregon, and Western Washington University, and received awards, and fellowships from University of Oregon, National Dance Education Organization, Dance Science and Somatics Educators, and International Association of Dance Medicine and Science. She spent three seasons with Bellingham Repertory Dance (WA, USA) and holds residencies through Hannah Andersen Dance. Program Coordinator, Bachelor of Science in Dance Professions Pilates Mentorship Program

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