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Marty Sprague is a dance educator with over 40 years of experience. She has taught all levels, from early childhood through higher education. Marty Sprague has just retired from teaching dance at the Juanita Sanchez Educational Complex High School in Providence, Rhode Island, has been an associate professor at Brown University and an associate professor and clinical supervisor for Roger Williams University Education Department. Sprague has been involved in program and curriculum development, professional development, policy development and advocacy support for arts education in Rhode Island. Marty holds an MA in dance education from the Teachers College, Columbia University and a BFA in Dance from Boston Conservatory. She was the founding artistic director of the Chance To Dance program. She has written and reviewed dance standards at the district, state, and national levels. She is co-author, with Helene Scheff and Susan McGreevy-Nichols, of Building More Dances, Building Dances, 2ndedition, Experiencing Dance, Dance About Anything, Exploring Dance Forms and Styles, and Experiencing Dance 2nd edition . Marty has been honored by Dance Teacher magazine as 2004 Dance Teacher of the Year K-12 and by National Dance Education Organization as the 2005 Dance Educator of the year, K-12. Marty has served on the executive editorial board for NDEO’s Journal of Dance Education, and for the Arts Education Policy Review.
John Sprague teaches guitar, voice, and electric bass. John attended Barrington College as a music major and has been a performer for over forty years. He has performed in opera and theater productions as well as in the commercial music field. He is currently teaching privately and playing bass in a worship band.
_____________________________________________Michelle Pezzelli (Theater)
