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Lyndsey Vader

Faculty Member

Dr. Lyndsey Vader

Biography

Lyndsey Vader is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Dance at Utah Valley University. Vader holds an M.F.A. in Dance from SUNY Brockport and a Ph.D. in Dance Studies from The Ohio State University, where she collaborated on the curricular design for the Race, Equity, and Social Justice in the Arts Certificate Program. Her research examines the use of audience participation in immersive performances that imagine new ways of being together during these politically divisive times. Vader has presented her research at national and regional conferences, with reoccurring participation in the Dance Studies Association annual conferences. Her writing has appeared in Dance Chronicle and was commissioned by Jacob's Pillow Dance Interactive essay series. Vader has also served as General Manager and Director of Education and Public Programming for Andrea Miller's critically acclaimed Gallim Dance (NY). As an integral part of the administrative team, she co-developed and managed its National Endowment for the Arts award-winning education and community programming.

Education

PhD, The Ohio State University , 2020

Major: Dance Studies

MFA, The College at Brockport, State University of New York , 2009

Major: Dance, Choreography and Performance

BA, Franklin & Marshall College , 2006

Major: Sociology and Dance

Teaching

DANC 256G

Dance as a Cultural Practice I GI, Spring 2025

DANC 2330

Improvisation, Spring 2025

DANC 442R

Modern/Contemporary Dance Technique and Theory Level IV/ Semester II, Spring 2025

DANC 348R

Special Topics in Dance, Spring 2025

Presentations

Vader, Lyndsey , SALT Contemporary Dance II, "The Business of Professional Dance", SALT Contemporary Dance , Ballet West, Pleasant Grove, UT. (March 10, 2025)
Vader, Lyndsey , American College Dance Association NW Regional Conference, "Embodied Storytelling_ Imagining Immersive Environments", American College Dance Association , Weber State University (Ogden, UT) . (October, 2024)
Vader, Lyndsey , National Dance Education Organization Annual Conference / Revitalize_ Breathing New Life into Your Dance Programs and Teaching Methods, "An SEL Approach_ Moving with Philosophical Anchors", National Dance Education Organization, Seattle, WA. (September, 2024)
Vader, Lyndsey , American College Dance Association Northwest Regional Conference , "Beyond College_ Arts Funding and Professional Development", American College Dance Association , Weber State University (Ogden, UT) . (March, 2024)
Vader, Lyndsey , Utah Conference on Undergraduate Research (UCUR) , "Dance and Music_ Pathways for Success ", Orem, UT . (February 16, 2024)
Vader, Lyndsey , Marymount Manhattan College_ Movement Media Theory (DANC 370) , "Beyond College_ Arts Funding and Professional Development", Marymount Manhattan College , Virtual (Manhattan, NY). (October 18, 2023)

Scholarly/Creative Works

Vader, Lyndsey , (2024) "Practices of freedom/times of constraint " . https://www.uvu.edu/thenoorda/programs/2024-25/synergy.html
Vader, Dr. Lyndsey , Christmas, Dr. Alesondra (Alex) , Logan, Kathryn Nusa , "Mobilizing Anti-Racist Thought and Action Through the Arts in Higher Education" . Theatre, Dance and Performance Training/Taylor&Francis . https://www.tandfonline.com/journals/rtdp20
Vader, Lyndsey , "Attending to the Dandelions_ Social Movement Building Through Participatory Arts Practice" . London and New York : Routledge .
Vader, Lyndsey , (2022) "We've been here before" . https://www.uvu.edu/thenoorda/programs/2022-23/synergy.html

Awards

Outstanding Work in Dance Education

Utah Dance Education Organization - October, 2023

The Utah Dance Education Organization was created in 2000 as a state affiliate of the National Dance Education Organization. UDEO has members from all sectors of dance education_ K-12, University/College, Private Studios, Professional Companies, Community Groups, Independent Artists, and Students; and from most dance genres_ Modern, Ballet, Folk, and Jazz. Every month, the organization honors a recipient with an "Outstanding Work in Dance Education" award. ​UDEO members may anonymously nominate dance educators to receive the honor, which I was awarded in ​October 2023.