Photo by: Stephen Keith

Andrea Olsen, performer, author, and educator, is a Professor Emerita of Dance at Middlebury College, and a certified instructor of Holden QiGong and Embodyoga. She is author of a quartet of books on embodiment: Bodystories: A Guide to Experiential Anatomy, Body and Earth: An Experiential Guide, The Place of Dance: A Somatic Guide to Dancing and Dance Making with colleague Caryn McHose, and Moving Between Worlds: A Guide to Embodied Living and Communicating, along with numerous articles and chapters in anthologies.  She is a graduate of the U. of Utah (MFA/Dance), Millikin University (BA/Art) and attended the Institute of European Studies (Paris). Recent projects include continuing the Body and Earth: Seven Web-Based Somatic Excursions film project with Scotty Hardwig and Caryn McHose (http://body-earth.org) and performing “Dancing Your Age” with colleagues in various settings.  See https://www.body-earth-events.org for Body and Earth International 20th Anniversary events in 2024-25.

Click to Play Audio Slideshow Photos: Angela Jane Evancie