Elizabeth McPherson, PhD is a Professor, Dance Program Head and MFA Dance coordinator at Montclair State University. Executive Editor of the journal Dance Education in Practice, she is also the author of The Contributions of Martha Hill to American Dance and Dance Education, co-author of Broadway, Balanchine, and Beyond: A Memoir, and editor of The Bennington School of the Dance: A History in Writings and Interviews. Her newest book Milestones in Dance in the USA, which received the Ruth Lovell Murray book award, is an edited collection designed for dance history courses. Elizabeth has also written numerous articles and reviews for publications such as Dance Teacher Magazine and The Journal of Dance Education, and she received the Outstanding Dance Education Researcher award from NDEO in 2023. Her current research is centered on the dancer/choreographer Helen Tamiris. As an additional area of interest, Elizabeth has staged numerous works from Labanotation such as Antony Tudor’s Continuo and Donald McKayle’s Games and has most recently staged Tamiris’ Skaters’ Ballet. She earned her BFA in Dance from Juilliard, MA in Dance Research and Reconstruction from The City College of NY, and PhD in Dance Education from NYU. Performance credits include: Avodah Dance Ensemble, Ernesta Corvino's Dance Circle Company, and Yaël Lewin/ Penumbra Dance.
Elizabeth McPherson, PhD is a Professor, Dance Program Head and MFA Dance coordinator at Montclair State University. Executive Editor of the journal Dance Education in Practice, she is also the author of The Contributions of Martha Hill to American Dance and Dance Education, co-author of Broadway, Balanchine, and Beyond: A Memoir, and editor of The Bennington School of the Dance: A History in Writings and Interviews. Her newest book Milestones in Dance in the USA, which received the Ruth Lovell Murray book award, is an edited collection designed for dance history courses. Elizabeth has also written numerous articles and reviews for publications such as Dance Teacher Magazine and The Journal of Dance Education, and she received the Outstanding Dance Education Researcher award from NDEO in 2023. Her current research is centered on the dancer/choreographer Helen Tamiris. As an additional area of interest, Elizabeth has staged numerous works from Labanotation such as Antony Tudor’s Continuo and Donald McKayle’s Games and has most recently staged Tamiris’ Skaters’ Ballet. She earned her BFA in Dance from Juilliard, MA in Dance Research and Reconstruction from The City College of NY, and PhD in Dance Education from NYU. Performance credits include: Avodah Dance Ensemble, Ernesta Corvino's Dance Circle Company, and Yaël Lewin/ Penumbra Dance.
