Associate Professor of Dance

Colleen Wahl

Performing Arts

Miller Building

"I love Alfred for its innovative, scrappy, and refined creativity. The work happening at AU is real and so very alive and of us. " - Colleen Wahl

Education

Master’s Degree in Fine Arts in Dance, State University of New York at Brockport
Master’s Degree in Liberal Studies, State University of New York Empire State College
Bachelor’s Degree in Dance and Arts Education, William Smith College

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Specialties/Areas of Interest

Somatic Education
Laban/Bartenieff Movement Studies
Body-Based Creativity

Biography

Colleen Wahl loves the study of the moving body. She is the director of Integrated Movement Studies – a graduate certification in Laban/Bartenieff Movement Studies, and the author of two editions of Laban/Bartenieff Movement Studies: Contemporary Applications. She also co-hosts the podcast “Embodied People” with Sarah Donohue.

She is a Master Somatic Movement Educator and Therapist through ISMETA – International Somatic Movement Educator and Therapist Association, where she also serves on the Leadership Council. Through this work she bridges somatic practices with creativity and nature and leads retreats that work through the body to spark the creative process.

Wahl’s research focuses on applying Laban/Bartenieff Movement studies to shed light on how movement is meaningful throughout our human lives. Some of her current applications include dance technique, rock climbing, boxing and spatial patterning.

Wahl holds a master’s degree in fine arts in dance from State University of New York at Brockport, a master’s degree in liberal studies from State University of New York Empire State College, and a bachelor’s degree in dance and arts education from William Smith College. She is a Certified Laban/Bartenieff Movement Analyst (CLMA) through Integrated Movements Studies, Certified Simonson Teacher and a personal trainer certified (CPT) by the National Academy of Sports Medicine.