Biographical Profile
Interest Background
Professional Preparation
Positions & Appointments
Recognition Awards, Honors, & Fellowships
Websites
Wideman-Davis, Tanya
Associate Professor
Ms. Wideman-Davis has been noted by New York Dance Fax as distinctive for the power of her secure pointe work and her personality. Ms. Wideman-Davis has trained with some of the premiere schools in the country, starting with The Academy of Movement and Music, The Ruth Page Dance Foundation, The Joffrey Ballet School, Pacific Northwest Ballet, The Alvin Ailey American Dance Center, Chicago City Ballet, and The Dance Theatre of Harlem.
Biographical Profile
- College
- College of Arts and Sciences
- Department
- Theatre and Dance
- Tenure Status
- Tenured
Interest Background
- Do you include students in your research?
- None
- Interest Keywords
- Contemporary Dance and Ballet
- Institutional Focus Areas
- Arts and Humanities
- Personal Focus Areas
- Race, gender, femininity, identity, and location, the traditional methodologies and ideologies of classical Ballet
Professional Preparation(Education & Training)
| Dates | Institution | Location | Degree | Field of Study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Academy of Movement and Music | Oak Park, IL | |||
| The Ruth Page Dance Foundation | Chicago, IL | |||
| The Joffrey Ballet School | New York, New York | |||
| Spectrum Dance Theater | Seattle, WA | |||
| Chicago City Ballet | Chicago, IL | |||
| The Alvin Ailey American Dance Center | New York, NY | |||
| 1993 | The Dance Theatre of Harlem | New York, NY | ||
| Pacific Northwest Ballet | Seattle, WA |
Positions & Appointments
| Dates | Description | Institution/Entity |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 - 2000 | Dancer | The Joffery Ballet of Chicago |
| 1993 - 1998 | Dancer | Dance Theater of Harlem |
| 1998 - 2001 | Dancer | Complexions Contemporary Ballet |
| 1999 | Guest Artist | Cleveland San Jose Ballet |
| 2000 - 2001 | Dancer | Dance Galaxy: Fugate/Bahiri Ballet NY |
| 2002 - 2004 | Dancer | Alonzo King Lines Ballet |
| 2003 - Present | Co-Artistic Director | Wideman/Davis Dance |
| 2004 - 2005 | Dancer | Spectrum Dance Theater |
| 2006 | Guest Artist | Ballet Memphis |
| 2008 - 2009 | Guest Artist | Quorum Ballet, Portugal |
| 2013 | Guest Artist | Donald Byrd: The Group |
| 2013 | Guest Artist | Steps on Broadway |
| Guest Artist | Allen University | |
| Guest Artist | Mississippi School of the Arts | |
| Guest Artist | University of Wisconsin Peck School of the Arts | |
| Guest Artist | Milwaukee Ballet | |
| Guest Artist | University of Iowa | |
| Guest Artist | University of North Carolina School of the Arts | |
| Guest Artist | Goucher College | |
| Guest Artist | National Ballet Dominicana (Dominican Republic) | |
| Guest Artist | Center of Creative Arts | |
| Guest Artist | Auburn University | |
| Guest Artist | Spectrum Dance Theater |
Recognition Awards, Honors, & Fellowships
| Dates | Type | Description | Foundation/Entity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Award | Best Female Dancer of 2001-2002 | Dance Europe magazine |
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