Shelley
Cushman
Professor of Dance
B.A. in English and Dance from California State University at Fresno
M.A.
University of California at Los Angeles with studies in choreography, movement
therapy, and kinesiology
Ms. Cushman is a Certified Massage Therapist through
the American Massage Therapy Association (1985), holds Certification in Basic
Hydrotherapy, from the Kniepp Institute in Germany (1986), and is certified
through the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork
(1993). Ms. Cushman performed with the Sara Rudner Dance Ensemble in New
York and the Theatre Vangard Improvisational Company in Hollywood, California.
She has received numerous awards and glowing reviews for both choreography
and performance, nationally and internationally. Ms. Cushman has been on
the faculty of CSU-Fresno, College of Sequoias, and UCLA. Her latest collaborative
is a project in progress with music composer Phil Winsor and videographers
Ben Levin and Michael Mullins, Cinematic Caricatures: Book 1, 2 and 3,
involving 30 dances. It has been presented in workshops, competitions, conferences,
and performances throughout the world.