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Melanie Bales
Associate Professor, Department of Dance
Areas of Expertise
• Dance technique
• Laban Studies
MELANIE BALES (Associate Professor) attended Interlochen
Arts Academy, and studied ballet in New York City at the Joffrey School,
and as a Harkness Ballet Trainee. She graduated Magna cum Laude from
Carleton College and was elected into Phi Beta Kappa, and received an
MFA from the University of Illinois, where she was a Visiting Assistant
Professor from 1982 - 1988, choreographing, performing and teaching both
ballet and modern technique. She spent three years performing both classical
and operetta repertoire in West Germany, and also danced principal duet
roles with Douglas Nielsen Dance, New York. During the summers
of 1985 - 87, she was guest faculty for Cleveland State University's
Summerdance program. Her choreography has received several state and
national awards, including a piece on the ACDFA 1986 National Honors
Benefit Concert. In 1994, Ms. Bales completed the course
in Laban Movement Analysis through the Laban/Bartenieff Institute of
Movement Studies, New York. At Ohio State, she teaches ballet technique
and courses in (take out the) Laban studies. Ms. Bales has received support
to commission dances for performance from choreographers including John
Giffin, Iréne Hultman, Daniel Nagrin, Tere O'Connor and Catherine
Turocy. In 1999, she and colleague Nicole Stanton presented an evening
of works at the Wexner Center Performance Space, and she has choreographed
several pieces for OSUDance Downtown. She has presented papers
for professional organizations including CORD, ICKL, LIMS and NDEO. Her
forthcoming book The Body Eclectic examines training practices
in the post-Judson era.
Education
• MFA, Modern Dance Performance & Choreography, University of
Illinois
• BA, Carleton College
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