Lauren Winslow Kearns is an Assistant Professor of Dance, the Coordinator of the Dance Program and the architect of the BFA degree in Dance Performance and Choreography at Elon University. Her research interests include the application of somatic theories to dance training and performance, the development of a contemporary dance aesthetic utilizing somatic training practices and the utilization of video and multi-media in contemporary dance. Kearns teaching specialties include contemporary dance technique and choreography, somatic theories and practices including alignment based yoga and integrative pilates.
Kearns has choreographed more than 40 professionally produced dance pieces both nationally and internationally. She recently formed the kearns dance project (kdp), a professional project oriented dance company focusing on new dance, multimedia dance, and dance for the camera. The company premiered at the 2007 American Dance Festival Acts To Follow Series at Duke University, performed in the 2007-2008 North Carolina Dance Festival and was recently selected to join the 2008-2009 North Carolina Dance Festival Tour.
Kearns has received 24 grants, fellowships and awards to support her artistic and scholarly projects with the most recent being the 2008 NC Dance Alliance Choreography Fellowship to support the creation of a new work. She has been a guest teacher and has presented her scholarly and creative research at national conferences, including the National Dance Education Organization and the American College Dance Festival.
Kearns has an M.F.A. in Dance and an M.A. in Dance Education from UCLA and a B.A. in Theatre Arts from Long Island University. She holds national certifications in Vinyasa Flow Yoga, Classical Pilates and is currently working on her master certification in Alignment based Hatha Yoga. To read her complete biography and view her website, please visit http://facstaff.elon.edu/lkearns.
