Denise Carlson-Gardner

Education

BSW, BFA in Dance 

Biography

Denise serves as head of the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay's Dance program and Artistic Director of DanceWorks, A Concert of Dance.  She is a master teacher in the areas of jazz, tap and musical theatre dance specializing in the Giordano Jazz Dance Technique.  Denise is certified from the Laban/Barteneiff Institute of Movement Studies in NYC and London, England.  She is also a member of the American Jazz Dance World Congress, National Dance Association, National Dance Educators of America, and held the position of Dance Magazine’s National Dance Week regional director.  Denise has given master classes at the American College Theatre Festival and the American College Dance Festival with original choreography chosen to participate in regional ACDF festivals. 

Awards

University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Outstanding Advisor Award, UW-Green Bay Dance Team Coach/Choreographer
American College Dance Festival – 1995 Choreography Piece “Underground”
American College Theatre Festival – 2003 A Christmas Schooner, Choreographer
American College Theatre Festival – 2013 Avenue Q, Choreographer
Phi Kappa Phi Honors Society
 

Certifications

Laban/Bartenieff Institute of Movement Studies, NYC and London, Englund
American Jazz Dance World Congress, Inaugural Participation Certification
A Mind At A Time/Schools Attuned Training and Certification

Affiliations

National Dance Association
National Dance Educators of America
American College Dance Association
American Jazz Dance World Congress
American Jazz Dance World Congress, Dance Studio Licensing Committee
Dance Magazine’s National Dance Week, Regional Director
Chi Omega Sorority

Classes Taught

Jazz I, II, III
Tap I, II, III
Modern Dance
American Musical Theatre Dance
Period Dance Styles
Choreography
Dance History
Hip Hop Culture.