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Wonsook Kim College of Fine Arts

Laina Werner-Powell

Assistant Professor of Dance
School of Theatre and Dance
Office
Center for the Visual Arts - CVA 215E
Office Phone
(309) 438-8783office
phone
Email
lrcarne@ilstu.eduemail
Website
lainareesedance.comwebsite
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Biography

Laina Reese Carney is a choreographer, educator and performer of dance. Laina received her MFA in Dance Performance & Pedagogy, as well as her Certificate of Study in Feminist Methodologies & Sexualities from Arizona State University. Her BFA was earned at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.

Current Courses

303.001Dance Theatre

358.001Interdisciplinary Choreographic Projects

319.001Jazz Dance III

305.001Modern Dance III

MFA Dance

Arizona State University
Phoenix, Arizona

Outstanding College Teaching Award

Wonsook Kim College of Fine Arts
2022

Conference Proceeding

Carlson, K., Irannezhad, Z., & Carney, L. Desquamation. MOCO '22: Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Movement and Computing (2022)

Presentations

I was invited to speak at the African American Youth Initiative Summit in July 2021. I spoke as a Keynote in the session: Rooted in Our Histories: Black Greek Organizations.
Readapting for Technology: Adobe Software. Readapting for Technology: Adobe Software. Center for Integrated Professional Development. (2022)
Rooted in Our Histories: Black Greek Organizations. African American Youth Initiative (AAYI) Summit. Concordia University. (2022)
Carlson, K. A., Irannezhad, Z., Carney, L. (2022). Desquamation. Chicago, IL: MOCO '22: Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Movement and Computing. https://dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.1145/3537972.3538012
#SayHerName: Presentation & Talk-Back. Women & Gender Symposium. Women & Gender Studies. (2021)
Elevating Black Voices in Dance Education. Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion: Black Dance in Contemporary Times. South Chicago Dance Theatre. (2021)
History of the Sitcom: The BIPOC Experience. The History of the Sitcom. State Farm Hall of Business. (2021)
Reinvent Your Course for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. Reinvent Your Course for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. Wonook Kim College of Fine Arts. (2021)
Rooted in Our Histories: Black Greek Organizations. African American Youth Initiative (AAYI) Summit. Concordia University. (2021)
https://www.southchicagodancetheatre.com

Grants & Contracts

Dance in the Parks. MacArthur Foundation. Private. (2022)
MECCPAC. MECCPAC (Multi-Ethic Cultural and Cocurricular Programming Advisory Committee). Illinois State University. (2022)
MECCPAC Grant. Multi-Ethnic Cultural and Co-curricular Programming Advisory Committee. Illinois State University. (2020)
Sage Funding. Sage Foundation Fund - ISU. Illinois State University. (2020)