Pamela Erickson

Lecturer of Theatre & Dance

Pam is a Cal Poly San Luis Obispo alumnus and is currently a dance faculty member at both Gonzaga Âé¶¹¹ÙÍø and Whitworth Âé¶¹¹ÙÍø. Her professional dance experience includes performances with the San Francisco Dance Theatre, Chamber Dance Ballet Company...

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Courses Taught

DANC 115: Ballet I

DANC 180: Intro to Dance

DANC 215: Ballet II

DANC 270: Dance History

DANC 315: Ballet III

DANC 415: Ballet Performance

DANC 471: Applied Dance Field Instruction

 


Pam is a Cal Poly San Luis Obispo alumnus and is currently a dance faculty member at both Gonzaga Âé¶¹¹ÙÍø and Whitworth Âé¶¹¹ÙÍø. Her professional dance experience includes performances with the San Francisco Dance Theatre, Chamber Dance Ballet Company SF and the Sphinx Jazz-Ballet Company of Vienna, Austria. Pam has taught master classes at many American College Dance Association Conferences and enjoys coaching young dancers for the Youth America Grand Prix ballet competitions. A highly sought after dance educator and adjudicator, Pam is a national judge for Spotlight Dance Competitions and the director of Gonzaga Âé¶¹¹ÙÍø’s annual Summer Dance Intensive.

In her area of research, Pam focuses on the need for diversity and inclusion in today’s Ballet climate and the past and present historical factors shaping a new dance perspective.