Yoav Kaddar
Name: Yoav Kaddar
Rank/Position: Assistant Professor
Teaching Areas: Dance and Movement
Other Roles:
Director of Fresh Dance annual dance concert; choreographer for theatrical productions; movement coach for theatrical productions; Academic advisor for majors; Faculty advisor for New Paltz Dance Association; Faculty advisor for New Paltz Dance Team
Office: CT 112
Phone: (845) 257-3870
E-mail: kaddary@newpaltz.edu
Courses taught:
- Introduction to Dance and Movement
- Theatrical Movement Technique
- Ballet I and II
- Modern dance
- Choreography for the Stage
Bio:
PhD Education Administration University of Albany, NY; MFA Dance in Higher Ed., University of Washington, Seattle; BFA from the Juilliard School in Dance. Recipient of the Martha Hill Award for Outstanding Achievement and Leadership in Dance. Teaches and performs nationally and internationally. Over 50 works for dance and theater. Past member of the Jose Limon Dance Company, Paul Taylor Dance Company, Pilobolus Dance Theatre, Peter Pucci Plus Dancers, Jacob’s Pillow’s Men Dancers. Has taught/created work for the Limon Dance Institute, The National School of Dance, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Novosibirsk Opera Ballet, Novosibirsk, Russia; The Juilliard Drama Division; Shadowland Theatre, NY; New Paltz Summer Repertory Theatre; Fisher Center for The Performing Arts, Bard College, NY; The Signature Theatre, NYC; The Rubin High School for Music and Dance in Jerusalem Israel; The International Latin American Dance Festival in Maracaibo, Venezuela; Stamford City Ballet, CT; and at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, PA.
