CURRICULUM VITAE (abbreviated)
Elizabeth Limons Shea
1025 E. 7th St., Bloomington, IN 47405 812.855-7020 eshea@indiana.edu
PRESENT POSITION
Clinical Associate Professor of Kinesiology and Director of Contemporary Dance, Indiana University
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
MS in Physical Education, Major: Motor Learning and Control, The Pennsylvania State University, 1986
BS in Physical Education, with Honors, Major: Dance, The Pennsylvania State University, 1984
Professional Dance Studies with: Linda Davis, Helen Earl, Tarin Chaplin, Bill Evans, Shirley Jenkins, Peggy Lyman, Linda Tarnay, Ralph Hayes, Nadia Dienchenko, Liz Lerman, Martha Myers, Alexi Ramov, Jean Williams, Pat Heigel-Tanner, Kathy Short, Debbie Whalen.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2002-2009 Clinical Assistant Professor of Kinesiology and Coordinator of the IU Contemporary
Dance Program
1999 – 2001 Director of Dance, Apalachee Tapestry Magnet School of the Arts,
Tallahassee, FL
1997 – 2001 Director, Dancechance and Guest Instructor of Modern Dance and Ballet,
The Tallahassee Ballet, Tallahassee, FL
1996 -1998 Artist-in-Residence in Dance for the State of Florida
1996 – 1998 Adjunct Instructor of Dance, Department of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation, Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, FL
1994 – 2001 Adjunct Instructor of Dance, Division of Communication and Humanities, Tallahassee Community College, Tallahassee, FL
1993 – 2001 Free-lance modern dance artist (teacher/performer/choreographer)
1986 -1993 Instructor of Exercise and Sport Science for the College of Health and Human Development, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
1986 -1992 Assistant Artistic Director and Resident Choreographer for the Contemporary Dance .
Company, University Park, PA
1981 -1992 Performing Member, the Contemporary Dance Company, University Park, PA.
1984 -1986 Teaching Assistant in Dance for the College of Health, Physical Education, and
Recreation, The Pennsylvania University, University Park, PA
1975 -1979 Performing member, the Lehigh Valley Regional Ballet Company, corps and soloist, under the direction of Alexi Ramov
SELECTED CHOREOGRAPHIC WORKS (Adjudicated, Contracted and Commissioned)
Please note that a commission, positive critical/peer review, or adjudicated performance is equivalent to a peer reviewed publication when comparing research and creative activity productivity in matters regarding promotion and tenure.
Shea, Elizabeth. (2011). “Passion With Tropes.” Original choreography for oratorio, composed by Don Freund. Contracted by Carmen Tellez.
Shea, Elizabeth. (2010). “The Mo(u)rning.” Original choreography. Commissioned by the Fran Snygg Endowment Fund. Premiered January 15, 2010, at the Ruth N. Halls Theatre, Bloomington, IN.
Shea, Elizabeth. (2009). “Taking Flight,” original choreography. Accepted for adjudicated performance at the American College Dance Festival East Central Region Gala Performance, March 19-23, Ohio University, Athens, OH.
Also accepted for adjudicated performance at the Indiana Dance Festival Showcase Performance, April
1-3, 2011, Fort Wayne, IN.
Also accepted for adjudicated performance at the American Alliance of Health, Physical Education,
Recreation and Dance Gala Performance, March 18, 2010, Indianapolis, IN.
Also commissioned for performance by New Mexico State University’s Contemporary Dance Theatre,
July, 2010, Las Cruces, NM.
Shea, Elizabeth. (2009). “Unstrung,” original choreography. Commissioned by the School of HPER’s Associate Dean’s Research Fund, Indiana University. Premiered January 16, 2009, at the Ruth N. Halls Theatre, Bloomington, IN.
Also accepted for adjudicated performance at the Society for Electro-Acoustic Music in the United
States National Conference, January 20-23, 2011, Miami, FL.
Also accepted for adjudicated performance at the World Dance Alliance Global Event, Dance Theatre
Workshop, July 11-15, 2010, New York, NY.
Also accepted for adjudicated performance at the 2009 International Computer Music Conference,
Montreal, Canada, August 16-21, 2009.
Shea, Elizabeth. (2008). “The Nature of Human,” original choreography. Commissioned by the New Frontiers in the Arts and Humanities Program, Office of the Vice Provost for Research, Indiana University. Premiered January 11, 2008 at the Ruth N. Halls Theatre, Bloomington, IN.
Also contracted for performance by the Laurie Eisenhower Dance Company, Detroit MI, for their
2011-12 season.
Also accepted for adjudicated performance at the American College Dance Festival, East Central Region, Gala Performance, March 8, 2008, Kalamazoo, MI.
Also accepted for adjudicated performance at the Electronic Music Midwest Festival, Oct.18, 2008, Lewis University, Romeoville, IL.
Also accepted for adjudicated performance at Pixilerations Festival, Oct. 8, 2008, Brown University and the University of Rhode Island, Providence, RI.
Shea, Elizabeth. (2007). “Grow/Move/Change,” original choreography. Commissioned by Artsweek, the Fran Snygg Grant for Artistic Collaboration, and the HPER Cross-Disciplinary Grant Program. Premiered January 11, 2007, the Ruth N. Halls Theatre, Bloomington, IN.
Also performed as part of Artsweek, 2007, February 22, 2007, the Buskirk-Chumley Theatre, Bloomington, IN.
Shea, Elizabeth. (2006) “Coming to Light,” original choreography. Commissioned by the Indiana University Office of the Vice Provost for Research (New Frontiers program). Premiered January 12, 2006, the Ruth N. Halls Theatre, Bloomington, IN.
Also accepted for adjudicated performance at the 17th Annual Florida Electroacoustic Music Festival, April 10-12, 2008, the University of Florida’s Phillips Center for the Performing Arts Black Box Theater, Gainesville, FL.
Also accepted for adjudicated performance at the Indiana Dance Festival, April 1 2006, Fort Wayne, IN
Shea, Elizabeth. (2005). “Infinite Streams, Layered Dreams,” original choreography. Commissioned by the Indiana Arts Commission and the Indiana University Graduate School. Premiered January 13, 2005, the Ruth N. Halls Theatre, Bloomington, IN.
Shea, Elizabeth. (2004). “Passing Through,” original choreography. Accepted for adjudicated performance at the American Alliance of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, 2005 Gala Performance, Chicago, IL, April 14, 2005.
Also performed at “An Evening of Contemporary Dance,” The Buskirk-Chumley Theatre, Bloomington, IN, February 4, 2004.
Shea, Elizabeth. (1996). “Novelette,” original choreography. Commissioned for the Tallahassee Ballet’s Evening of Music and Dance, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, September 21, 1996.
Also accepted for adjudicated performance at Regional Dance America’s Mid-States Festival for the Gala Performance, Indianapolis, IN, May 11, 2008.
Also commissioned by the Central Indiana Dance Ensemble, August, 2007.
Also performed at “An Evening of Contemporary Dance,” The Buskirk-Chumley Theatre, Bloomington, IN, January 31, 2003.
Shea, Elizabeth, (1995). “These Hands,” original choreography. Adjudicated and accepted for performance at Florida State University’s Twelve Days of Dance, Tallahassee, FL, November 10-21, 1995.
Also contracted by Karen Reedy Dance for performance on April 18, 2011 at the John F. Kennedy
Center for the Performing Arts, Millenium Stage, and on July 30 and 3, 2001 at Dance Place,
Washington, D.C.
Also accepted for adjudicated performance at the Southern District, American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, 1996 Gala Performance, Atlanta, GA, April 19, 1999.
Shea, Elizabeth. (1994). “Windows,” original choreography. Adjudicated and accepted for performance at the Florida State University’s Twelve Days of Dance, Tallahassee, FL, November 10-17, 1994.
Also accepted for adjudicated performance at the National Dance Education Organization’s 2004 Informal Concert, East Lansing, MI, October 20, 2004.
Shea, Elizabeth. (1992). “I’ll Sing You a Lullaby,” original choreography. Accepted for adjudicated performance at the American College Dance Festival, Great Lakes Region, Oakland University, Rochester, MI, March 7, 1993.
Also accepted for adjudicated performance at the Eastern District/American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance 1993 Gala Performance, Washington, DC, March 27, 1993.
Also commissioned for performance for Orchesis Contemporary Dance Theater, Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, FL, January 19-21, 1995.
Performance as part of Urban Bush Women’s “I Don’t Know But I’ve Been Told, If You Keep On Dancin’ You’ll Never Grow Old,” Eisenhower Auditorium, University Park, PA, November 14, 1992. Selected by audition.
SELECTED RESIDENCIES AND WORKSHOPS
Guest Teacher, Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance, June 18, 2011, Jerusalem, Israel.
Guest Artist, Laurie Eisenhower Dance Company, August 22-27, 2011, Detroit, MI.
Guest Teacher, Indiana Dance Festival, teaching “Advanced Modern Dance Technique,” April 2, 2011, Fort Wayne, IN.
Guest Teacher, “Advanced Modern Dance Technique” for the American College Dance Festival Association’s 2011 East Central Regional Conference, The University of Akron, Akron, OH, March 16-20, 2011.
Master Teacher for Dance Major Juries, Ball State University, February 15, 2011, Muncie, IN.
Artist-in-Residence, New Mexico State University Dance Program, July 22-29, 2010. Set original choreography, “Taking Flight” on dance majors and taught master classes in modern dance technique.
Guest Teacher, “Advanced Modern Dance Technique” for the American College Dance Festival Association’s 2009 East Central Regional Conference, The University of Akron, Akron, OH, March 18-21, 2009.
Guest Artist and Teacher, The Lehigh Valley Regional Ballet Company’s Summer Dance Intensive, July, 2008, Bethlehem, PA.
Master Teacher in Modern Dance, Regional Dance America’s Mid-States Festival, Indianapolis, IN, May 8-10, 2008.
Guest Artist, the Central Indiana Dance Ensemble, August 2007-May 2008.
Master Class in Modern Dance Technique, presented at the Indiana Dance Festival,
April 1, 2006, Fort Wayne, IN.
“East Meets West: Modern Dance Performance and Workshop,” presented at the Hong Kong Institute for Physical Education, May 11, 2005, Hong Kong, China.
Master Class in Modern Dance and Modern Dance Performance, presented at Chengdu Sport University, May 15, 2005, Chengdu, China.
Modern Dance Performance and Discussion, presented at the Shanghai Institute of Physical Education, May 18, 2005, Shanghai, China.
“American Modern Dance: Theory, Practice and Performance,” presented at Beijing Sport University, May 21, 2005, Beijing, China.
Presenter, “Creativity in Physical Education,” for The 2003 Indiana Physical Education Summer Institute , North Wayne Elementary School, Indianapolis, IN, June 27, 2003.
Guest Instructor in Modern Dance and Repertory for The Florida Dance Association’s High School Regional Dance Festival at the Florida State University, February 17-19, 2001.
Artist-in-Residence in Dance for the State of Florida, 1996 – 1998.
SELECTED GRANT ACTIVITY
Shea, E. “Expanding Artistic Expression: Motion Capture Technology and Choreographic Choices. Funded by the Collaborative Research and Creative Activity Fund, Office of the Vice Provost for Research, Indiana University, January, 2011.
Amount: $9,983
Shea, E. “Developing Creativity in Young Dance Artists.” Funded by the Fran Snygg Endowment Fund, Indiana University, January, 2011.
Amount: $1,500
Shea, E. “A Shared Residency with Choreographer Nicole Wolcott.” Funded by ArtsWeek, Bloomington, IN, October, 2010.
Amount: $2,500
Shea, E. Reconstructing Bella Lewitzky’s “Suite Satie.” Funded by the National Endowment for the Arts, May, 2010.
Amount: $15,000
Shea, E. A Study of the Craftsmanship of Modern Dance Choreographer David Parsons. Funded by the Institute for Advanced Studies Mini-Grant program, March, 2010 and the HPER Associate Dean’s Research Fund, July, 2010.
Amount: $10,000
Shea, E. “The Mourning and These Hands – Exploring the Collaborative Potential in Modern Dance and Visual and Musical Arts.” Funded by the Fran Snygg Endowment Fund, January, 2010.
Amount: $500
Shea, E. Sponsor for Ms. Constance Dinapoli, Fellow, Institute for Advanced Study, Indiana University, August, 2009
Amount: $5,000
Shea, E. The Community of Dance. Funded by the Fran Snygg Endowment Fund, Indiana University, December 2008.
Amount: $1,5000
Shea, E. Sensing Space: A New Work for Dancer, Sensor Network, Video, and Digital Music. Funded by the HPER Associate Dean’s Seed Fund, Indiana University,
May 2008.
Amount: $3000
Shea, E. Bringing Worlds Together Around the Genome: A Residency with the Liz Lerman Dance Exchange. Funded by the New Frontiers in the Arts and Humanities Grant Program, Office of the Vice Provost for Research, Indiana University, January 2008.
Amount: $40,000
Royce, A. and Shea, E. Bringing Worlds Together Around the Genome: Campus and Community Conversations Across the Arts, Sciences, and the Field of Ethics. Funded by the New Frontiers in the Arts and Humanities Grant Program, Office of the Vice Provost for Research, Indiana University, January 2008.
Amount: $20,000
Shea, E., The Tradition of Modern Dance. Funded by the Fran Snygg Endowment Fund, Indiana University, December 2007.
Amount: $2,000
Hass, J. and Shea, E. Sensing Space: A New Work for Dancer, Sensor Network, Video, and Digital Music. Funded by the Fran Snygg Grant for Artistic Collaboration, Indiana University, December 2007.
Amount: $1,500
Shea, E., Hass, J., and Shakespeare, R. Gathering the Light: An Interactive Work for Dance, Video Projection, and Computer Music. Funded by the New Frontiers in the Arts and Humanities Grant Program, Office of the Vice-Provost for Research, Indiana University, January, 2007. Amount: $47,000
Shea, E. and Hass, J. Cross-Campus Collaboration. Funded by the HPER Cross-Disciplinary Grant Program, Indiana University, November, 2006. Amount: $1500
Shea, E., and Hass, J. Technology and the Arts. Funded by Artsweek, Indiana University, August 2006. Amount: $2500.
Shea, E., Hamm, G., and Poole, L. Motion Capture Technology and Modern Dance Choreography: Bringing Indiana University to the Forefront of Creativity in the Performing and Digital Arts. Funded by the New Frontiers in the Arts and Humanities Grant Program, Office of the Vice-President for Research, Indiana University, March 2006. Amount: $39,999.
Shea, E., Hass, J. and Shakespeare, R. Expanding the Creative Process through the use of Digital Technology: A Collaborative Work in Music, Light, and Contemporary Dance. Funded by the New Frontiers in the Arts and Humanities Grant Program, Office of the Vice-President for Research, Indiana University, March 2005. Amount: $29,507.
Shea, E. Individual Artists Projects. Funded by the Indiana Arts Commission, July, 2004. Amount: $1000.
Shea, E. and Alvarez, R. Creative Activities Grant. Funded by the Graduate School, Indiana University, May, 2004. Amount: $1500.
Limons, E. A Day of Dance in New York City. Funded by The College of Health and Human Development Small Projects Fund, Penn State University, April, 1992. Amount: $250.
Limons, E., Koff, S., Heigel-Tanner, P., and Bealer, C. Artist in Residence: Ethnicity in Today’s Dance. Funded by the Equal Opportunity Planning Committee, PSU, June, 1989. Amount: $15,000.
Limons, E., and Heigel-Tanner, P. The use of dance in improving the academic performance of third grade children. Funded by the HPER College Minigrant Award, PSU, October, 1986. Amount: $600.
RECENT HONORS
US Jerusalem Art and Music Delegate (representing Indiana University)
Indiana University Institute for Digital Arts and Humanities Fellow, 2011-2012
Elected to the American College Dance Festival National Board of Directors, 2010-13
2009 Recipient of the HPER Trustees Teaching Award
Award amount: $2,500
Promotion to Clinical Associate Professor, 2009