The many dimensions of Wendy Oliver: dancer, educator, choreographer, scholar.(WENDY OLIVER)(Biography)

Dance Magazine | April 1, 2008| | Copyright

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One doesn't always think of the earthy, egalitarian, and nonsexist tenets of contact improvisation as leading to the hallowed halls of academia. But these indeed are the philosophical underpinnings for Wendy Oliver's paper on body image that she will deliver to educators this month at the AAHPERD national convention, where she will be honored as National Dance Association's 2008 Scholar/Artist.

The story of Oliver's journey from English major at Grinnell College in Iowa, to Minneapolis dance teacher and performer, to Rhode Island ...

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