Position:
Auxiliary Adjunct Assistant Professor, Dance
Pronouns:
she/her
Location:
Shingleton Hall, Room 32
Phone:
(540) 542-6283
Email:
tcarson@su.edu
Employed Since:
2013
Teaching Area(s):
Dance
Educational History:
B.F.A., Chapman University, M.F.A., New York University
Professional Highlights:
Tiffanie Carson is an educator, mentor and performance artist. She earned her Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.) in Dance from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts and Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.) in Dance Performance at Chapman University. She is currently an auxiliary adjunct assistant professor and has been teaching at Shenandoah University (SU) for the past ten years offering technique classes focusing on contemporary within commercial styles, as well as commercial industry styles classes to both dance and musical theatre majors. Carson is also instrumental in guiding senior B.F.A. and B.A. capstone performance projects as well as choreographing annually for the faculty concerts. She has choreographed over 27 premieres on the Shenandoah Conservatory Dance Ensemble. In May 2020, Tiffanie was given the Transformative Teaching Award (formerly known as the Exemplary Teacher Award). The recipient of this award is an instructor whose teaching embodies SU’s mission statement and core values. In addition to teaching at SU, Tiffanie is also part of the adjunct faculty at Peabody Institute at Johns Hopkins University teaching contemporary within commercial styles.
Tiffanie has presented works at the 2016 and 2018 New York Jazz Choreography Dance Project at the Salvatore Capezio Theater in New York; the 2016 VelocityDC Dance Festival at Sidney Harman Hall in Washington, D.C.; the 2017 34th & 2020 37th Annual Choreographers’ Showcase at the Dance Theatre in the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center in College Park, Maryland; the 2017 Pushing Progress Series at the Salvatore Capezio Theater in New York as well as the 2020 American College Dance Association Gala Concert at the Kay Theatre Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center in College Park, Maryland.
In addition to her work in academia Tiffanie is in her 11th season as company dancer and assistant director for Christopher K. Morgan & Artists (CKM&A) directed by Christopher K. Morgan, and is a longtime company member of 16 years for BARE Dance Company directed by Mike Esperanza in New York City.
With CKM&A, Tiffanie has performed at the Millennium Stage at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Sidney Harman Hall, as well as the Alden Theatre in McLean, Virginia. She has also traveled across the United States on a nine-city tour as rehearsal director and member of the creative team for “Pōhaku.” From her performance of Christopher Morgan’s solo work “Selling Out,” Tiffanie has been described as a “very talented dancer” by IsItModern? and Carmel Morgan of CriticalDance wrote, “[she was] absolutely ripping the solo to shreds.” Tiffanie’s choreography has also garnered praise from Ms. Carmel Morgan, who described Tiffanie as having achieved “a choreographic home run” for her 2014 work, “Deprivation.” Ms. Morgan also stated of Carson’s 2018 work: “‘B.U.G. [Backlight. Uplight. Glare’ is another certified hit for Carson, and it would be a smart move for companies to commission her choreography.” Tiffanie has conducted CKM&A’s annual winter and summer intensives as well as numerous residencies at universities and colleges, with Mr. Morgan.
Always on the move, Tiffanie feels extremely privileged to be welcomed as a guest artist at colleges, universities and private studios across the United States and internationally sharing her knowledge and experiences hoping to inspire the next generation of artists.
Personal Quote:Start each day with a positive thought!
Personal Highlights:
“Speaking of artistic growth, not only did I get to witness Morgan’s ascendance as a choreographer, but I was able to see Tiffanie Carson bloom, too. Each female performer in “In the Cold Room,” gave an outstanding performance, but Carson, who was recently named Assistant Director of CKM&A, eclipsed all I’ve seen her do in “Selling Out,” a 2011 solo originally choreographed by Morgan for himself. It was intensely interesting to see “Selling Out,” a very personal work which has an abundance of masculine sorts of movement (flexed arm muscles, for example), performed by a woman. Carson shone as a someone conflicted about how to please others while maintaining one’s integrity. While she struggled with the selling it/selling out problem, she absolutely ripped the solo to shreds. What a joy it was to see Carson powerfully tackle this piece.” – Carmel Morgan, CriticalDance.Org