Colleen Thomas, Assistant Professor of Professional Practice in Dance, received her B.A. in Psychology from SUNY Empire State College and SUNY Purchase in 2001 and her M.F.A. in Dance from the University of Wisconsin , Milwaukee in 2003. Since 1990 she has performed both nationally and internationally with Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company, Bebe Miller Company, Nina Weiner Dance Company, and Donald Byrd/The Group among others. She is artistic director of Colleen Thomas Dance and co-director for Bill Young/Colleen Thomas and Dancers. Most recently she has choreographed Catching Her Tears (44°N, 93°W) , The Ritz Theater Minneapolis, MN (2007); Damsel , SUNY Purchase, Purchase, NY; Underneath , The Southern, Zenon Dance Company, Minneapolis, MN (2006); Plea, Miller Theatre, Columbia University, NYC (2006); and Taken ¸ Danspace Project St. Mark's Church, NYC (2005). Her choreography has been seen in Russia, Slovakia, Hong Kong, Estonia, Taiwan, Portugal, Brazil, Venezuela and in the USA at Danspace Project's St. Marks Church, Joyce SoHo, Kaye Playhouse, SUNY Purchase, The Puffin Room, Hundred Grand , Dance Space Center, Meredith College, California State University Long Beach, East Carolina University, The Ritz Theater, and the University of Wisconsin among others. She has taught for Barnard College of Columbia University, The New School, Long Island University – Brooklyn Campus. At Barnard she will be teaching Modern Technique VI, Ballet Technique I, Contact Improvisation, Advanced Contact Improvisation, and Advanced Composition/Group Forms.