Yoav Kaddar
Assistant Professor
Area: Movement, Dance
Annual Dance Concert director
Resident choreographer

Office: CT 112
Phone: (845) 257-3
E-mail: kaddary@newpaltz.edu

Courses:

• Introduction to Dance and Movement
• Theatrical Movement Technique
• Ballet I and II
• Modern dance

Bio:

Born and raised in Israel, Yoav began his dance career as a folk dancer. He received his BFA from the Julliard School where he was awarded the Martha Hill Award for Outstanding Achievement and Leadership in Dance. He holds an MFA degree in Dance in Higher Education from the University of Washington, Seattle. Yoav has been a member of the Jose Limòn Dance Company, Jacob’s Pillow’s Men Dancers and Peter Pucci Plus Dancers. He has also performed and toured with numerous dance companies among them the Paul Taylor Dance Company, Pilobolus Dance Theatre and the Perks Dance/Music Theatre, as well as working with various independent choreographers in NYC. With Paul Taylor dancer Maureen Mansfield, Yoav co-founded DoubleDance, a performance and educational duet company performing solos and duets. The company has performed and held workshops throughout Israel, Germany and the US. Yoav is a regular guest artist at colleges and dance festivals in the US and abroad.