Faculty and Staff
Shellie Cash, Dance Division Head and Professor of Dance
BFA in Ballet, University Of Utah; MA in Dance and Movement Studies, Wesleyan University. ATI certified teacher of the Alexander Technique. Other mind/body systems studied include: yoga, Bartenieff Fundamentals, the Pilates Method and t'ai chi. Early dance training at the Academy of Performing Arts in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, under the direction of Ruth C. Petrinovic.
Post-undergraduate training in New York with Maggie Black for ballet and at the Limon Institute for modern. Performed with Ballet West, New Jersey Ballet, Tanz-Forum (Graham technique based company in Cologne, Germany), Peter Goss Dance Co. (Limon technique-based company in Paris, France); toured internationally with Ballet Theatre du Silence (Cunningham technique-based company in Paris, France). Formerly Assistant Professor of Dance at Bucknell University (1989-1994). Teaches all levels of modern dance technique, dance history, injury prevention, choreography and courses in the Alexander Technique.
Faculty, CCM, since 1994.
Deirdre Carberry, Assistant Professor of Dance
Ms. Deirdre Carberry, Mikhail Baryshnikov’s partner, danced in principal/soloist roles with the American Ballet Theatre for 12 years; at 14, was their youngest dancer. Carberry also danced with Atlanta, Cincinnati, Memphis and Miami City ballet companies, where she won the highest medal in the women’s junior division of the 1st US International Ballet Competition at 13. She was also Ballet Mistress at Columbia City Ballet, taught for Wayne State, Emory and Alabama Universities, ABT, Atlanta and Cincinnati ballet schools, and Paula Abdul’s dance.
Carberry has performed extensively throughout the US and internationally with Baryshnikov & Co., and at Paris Opera House, Covent Gardens, Kennedy and Lincoln Center. Created workshops, outreach programs, lectures and staged/set productions of many of the classics. Studied with the most renowned international pedagogues, choreographers and dancers. Twyla Tharp created the lead female role for her with partner Baryshnikov in The Little Ballet.
Faculty, CCM, since 2008.
carberde@ucmail.uc.edu
Jiang Qi, Professor of Dance
Jiang Qi was trained at Beijing Dance Academy, he also received his BFA and MFA from University of Utah's Department of Ballet. He danced with the National Song and Dance Ensemble of China, National Ballet of China in late 70s and early 80s, and was featured in music and dance film "The Song of Chinese Revolution" before he came to New York study America Style of Ballet at Joffrey Ballet School in 1985. After briefly dance with Joffrey Ballet Concert Group and Twyla Tharp Dancers, he joined Ballet West as a soloist in 1986, and was promoted to a principal dancer in 1988, and a ballet master in 2000. Jiang Joined CCM in 2001 as an assistant professor, he was promoted to an associate professor in 2005, and became a professor in 2011. As a guest artist, He has danced or choreographed works or taught master classes for Hong Kong Ballet, Pacific Northwest Ballet, Cincinnati Ballet, Tulsa Ballet, Louisville Ballet, BalletMet, Singapore Dance Theater, Toshiko Sato Ballet of Japan, Tianjin Ballet of China, Guangzhou Ballet of China, Suzhou Ballet of China, Utah Regional Ballet, Utah Ballet, Joffrey Ballet School and HK Jean Wong School of Ballet. His awards including Top Award in All China's Dance Competition in 1980, The Artistic Excellence in Choreography Project with The National Endowment For The Arts from 2005 to 2010, a Third Place for Choreography in China National Dance Competition Lotus Cup in 2008, and a Distinguished Alumni Award 2011 from University of Utah. In 2010 he was featured on CCTV-China's National TV's documentary film "Artist". He is Currently an Artistic Director of Dance China NY.
Faculty, CCM, since 2001.
Jiangq@ucmail.uc.edu
Michael Tevlin, Associate Professor of Dance
BA, Dance, Butler University, MS, Ballet, Indiana University. Former Assistant Director of Interlochen Arts Camp Dance Program. Ballet Instructor and Production Coordinator Interlochen Arts Academy, part-time faculty at Dance Arts Academy in Traverse City, Michigan. Former Artistic Director of Fort Wayne Ballet Company and Memphis Ballet Company. Former faculty at Rhodes University, Memphis State University and Millikin University. Performed with Fort Wayne Ballet, Memphis Ballet, Millikin Dance Theatre, Indiana Ballet Theatre, Indianapolis Starlight Theatre, Butler Ballet, St. Louise Civic Ballet and others. Named Master Artist by Indiana Arts Commission in 1985 and 1991. Taught and adjudicated at numerous ballet festivals, conferences and competitions.
Faculty, CCM since 1999.
TEVLINMJ@UCMAIL.UC.EDU
Suzette Boyer Webb, adjunct faculty, ballet
Suzette was a principal dancer with the Cincinnati Ballet Company. She was the recipient of the University of Cincinnati’s Adjunct Teacher of the Year award and has served as both the Coordinator of The CCM Preparatory Dance Program and the Director of the CCM Summer Dance Institute. Suzette began her early training with Tom Adair and Mme. Seda Sorvillo. (Madame Sorvillo was a pupil of Mikhail Mordkin who partnered with famed ballerina Anna Pavlova.) Suzette received scholarships from The School of American Ballet and the American Ballet Theater School. She was a principal dancer with the Cincinnati Ballet under directors David McClain, Frederic Franklin and Ivan Nagy. Suzette danced in repertoire ranging from the classic to modern. She has performed in works by choreographers Frederic Franklin, Ivan Nagy, George Balanchine, Ruth Page, Peter Anastos, John Butler, Sir Kenneth McMillian, Ben Stevenson and James Truitte. Suzette is an alum of the University of Cincinnati.
Ka-Ron Brown Lehman, adjunct faculty, modern
Ka-Ron is a choreographer, teacher and artistic director. She gained a rich legacy of credits on concert stages, TV Variety Series, Award Specials, Broadway, Theatre, Film, and Commercials. She is a dedicated educator, known throughout the US, Finland, Canada and Australia. Her awards include: the American Choreography Educator Award, the Distinguished Teacher Award from the White House Commission on Presidential Scholars, NAACP Award for Choreography and Educator of the Year; and a Drama Logue Critics Award. She was the co-director for Cincinnati Choreographers Collective and taches for the Otto M. Budig Academy of Cincinnati Ballet. Ms. Lehman has also premirered a work for the Cincinnati Ballet 's 2010 New Works’ Project.
Donna Crisez Weber, adjunct faculty, ballet
Donna was a principal dancer with Tulsa Ballet and the Cincinnati Ballet Company. She served as children’s rehearsal coach for the Cincinnati Ballet and has been instrumental in establishing Cincy Dance, the outreach program for the Cincinnati Ballet. Her teaching credits include Northern Kentucky University, the Preparatory Department of CCM dance, Contemporary Dance Theatre, Ballet Foundations and the Otto M. Budig Academy. Donna holds an MA and BFA from the University of Cincinnati.
Judith Mikita, adjunct faculty, modern
Judith has toured nationally with the Chicago-based dance companies of Shirley Mordine, Jan Erkert, and Bob Eisen. She also worked with Martha Clarke (Pilobolus), Lucas Hoving (Jose Limon), Loretta Livingston (Bella Lewitzsky), and Gus Solomons, Jr. (Merce Cunningham). Her choreography has been presented by the American Dance Festival, the New York International Independent Film Festival, the Aronoff Center for the Arts, and the Biagiotti Art Gallery in Florence, Italy. Ms. Mikita served on the faculties of the University of Chicago, Columbia College, and Antioch College and as artist-in-residence at the University of Utah. Judith holds an MFA in dance from the University of Michigan, and a BA in Theater and Dance from Indiana University.
Daniel E. Mathers, adjunct faculty, music
Daniel teaches music courses within the Dance Division while pursuing a Ph.D. in Music Theory at CCM. His work includes extensive accompanying and performing experience as well. His dissertation research in progress, on Aaron Copland, has received the highest award given by the University of Cincinnati. His pioneering work on that composer has appeared in the collectionCopland Connotations: Studies and Interviews and elsewhere, with additional research activities involving assistant editorship of the journalTheory and Practice and presentations given both nationally and internationally.
Accompanist:
Chris Barrick, Robert Conda, Wen-Mi Chen, Greg Chesney, Hitomi Koyama, Mike Lunoe, Keaton Neely, David Ralphs, Alexis Ignatiou
