Jennifer Smith
Associate Professor of Dance
2 East South Street
Galesburg, IL 61401-4999
309-341-7827
E-mail: jlsmith@knox.edu
"So be encouraged and dedicate yourself to your dream and if your dream should come my way one day then we will dance upon the boards of life." -- Ben Vereen
The alumni from the Knox College Dance Program are all over the world performing, creating, teaching and shaping the future of our art form. Listed below are some of our noted alumni who are in or have been in dance. Know someone who is not listed, but should be? Contact us! We would love to hear from you.
Company Performer, MOMENTA Dance, Midwest Dance Group & the Illinois Ballet. Josh Ferchau '03.
Associate Professor of Dance, McKendree University, Artistic Director of Coalescence Dance Company. Katy-Biver Newcomb '03.
Professional Dancer & Choreographer. Brian Humpherys '09.
Ph.D. Candidate, Ohio State University, Professional Choreographer and Company Member of David Dorfman Dance. Karl Rogers '99.
Costume Designer and Winner of a prestigious "Jeff" Award, Chicago, Illinois. Molly Reynolds '94.
Dance/Movement Therapist. Megan Hall '08.
Dance Teacher/Choreographer. Sarah Lammie '05.
TV/Film Actor & Comic, in India. Vir Das '02.
Actress/Model living in Spain. Saras Gil '08.
Founder of Cantadora, a Chicago theatre company. Jennifer Ward '94.
Actress & Director. Kelly Hogan '92.
Founding Member, Coalescence Dance Company. Meghan Tippy '04.
R&B/Soul Recording Artist, living in France. Laetitia Bourgeois '01.
Actress, Live theatre, movies and television in LA. Ann Wilkinson '77.
"Horizons: A Celebration of Student Inquiry, Imagination, and Creativity" at Knox College in May 2012 included award presentations in art, art history, fiction, poetry and playwriting.
Horizons 2012 featured student work in the performing arts -- dance and music -- including the Knox College Choir's world premiere of "Youth and Pioneers: An Ode" and the formal Spring Dance Concert.
Krista Anne Nordgren, a creative writing major with a minor in dance, shows a flare for entrepreneurship by opening an online company with her sisters that showcases artists' work.
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