Alcine Wiltz is a Professor and former Chair (1983-2004) of the Department of Dance at the University of Maryland. He was Artist-in-Residence/Founder of the Dance Division at Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville (1968-1983). He continues to work with the St. Louis-based Mid America Dance Company, a touring modern dance company which he co-founded and is now in its 29th season. In 1997, Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville presented him a Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition for his contribution to the Art of Dance in the St. Louis region. Wiltz's career has been a combination of academic and professional endeavors with emphasis on dance performance and choreography. He has worked extensively in concert modern dance and musical theatre, having choreographed over fifty concert dances and having directed/choreographed in excess of sixty musical productions. His interests are collaborative projects and heightened awareness of the body as a performing instrument. He has a Master of Fine Arts degree in performance and choreography from the University of Wisconsin and is a Certified Movement Analyst in Laban Movement Analysis.