Joan Van Dyke is an Associate Professor of Dance, and affiliate faculty for Women’s and
Gender Studies at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Ms. Van Dyke was appointed ballet
master of the former Pennsylvania Governor’s School for the Arts. She serves as the director of
the dance at IUP and Artistic Director of IUP Dance Theater.. Ms. Van Dyke was awarded
University Dance Teacher of the Year award for the Eastern District for Health, Physical
Education, Recreation and Dance. Ms. Van Dyke is the Artistic Director for the Mahoning
Valley Ballet and director of curriculum Van Dyke and Company. Professor Van Dyke’s
interests include quantitative and qualitative research in dance, cast-based approach to
choreography, dance kinesiology, feminist theory, somatics and the Alexander Technique. Ms.
Van Dyke is an invited choreographer, lecturer, and educator nationally and internationally.
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