Bala Sarasvati

Professor of Dance
Modern Dance Program Coordinator for the University of Georgia
Director, Concert Dance Company and Artistic Director of CORE Concert Dance Company
M.F.A., The Ohio State University
C.M.A., Laban/Bartenieff Institute of Movement Studies
E-mail: bala@uga.edu
Website: http://web.mac.com/baladance/iWeb/979F9EBF-9C4D-
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Bala Sarasvati has presented her work as a teacher, performer and choreographer throughout major cities of the US. She holds B.S. and B.F.A. dance degrees from the University of Utah and M. A. and M.F.A. dance degrees from The Ohio State University. A Certified Movement Analyst since 1982, Sarasvati specializes in Laban Movement Analysis and Bartenieff Fundamentals and their application to dance training. She has taught LMA/BF for fifteen years including seven years at the Laban/Bartenieff Institute of Movement Studies, NY, NY. She has also served on the dance faculty for the Jose Limon School, NY, NY and Dance Centre Seattle and served as guest teacher/artist at several summer workshops and universities. Having choreographed more than 30 full-length pieces, her work has been selected and performed at several NYC venues. Other venues include several dance festivals held at Seattle Bumbershoot and Piccolo Spoleto, national and international conferences held by National Dance Therapy Association, National Society for Literature and Science, and National Dance Association. Her work was recently selected for ACDFA Regional Gala Concerts in the Mid Atlantic and Southeast regions, and fully funded during the 1996 Summer Olympic Games in Athens, GA.

Since 1993, her creative research has involved additional technology training and interdisciplinary collaborations which incorporate video, interactive computer and other media with dance production. Sarasvati teaches dance composition, improvisation, modern technique, Laban Movement Analysis and the science of dance training. She served as Department Head from 1999-2006 and continues to direct Concert Dance Company's mainstage performance and CORE Concert Dance Company for local, regional and national performances.