Dr. Andrea Harris

Professor

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Biography

Andrea Harris is a faculty member at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the Dance Department. She teaches courses in dance history, dance studies, and movement analysis. Andrea is the author of "Making Ballet American: Modernism Balanchine" published by Oxford University Press in 2017, which was awarded the 2018 CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title. She is also the editor of a recent collection of writings by dance historian Sally Banes, titled "Decades Dance Writing." Her essays on American dance history have been published in journals such as Dance Chronicle and Performing Arts Resources, and her work has appeared in several edited volumes. One of her notable articles, "Sur la Pointe Prairie: Giuseppina Morlacchi Urban Problem Frontier Melodrama," published in the Journal of American Drama and Theatre in 2016, received an Honorable Mention for the Gertrude Lippincott Award from the Society of Dance History Scholars. Andrea's current book project delves into the historic evolution of therapeutic modern dance and dance/movement therapy. Her performance credits include work with Li Chiao-Ping Dance and the Martha Graham Dance Company.

Research Interests

Experience

Professor

2009-01-01 — Present

University of Wisconsin-Madison • Madison, WI

Teaches courses in dance history, dance studies, and movement analysis.

Awards

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Vilas Associate Award

2019-01-01
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Summer Humanities Research Fellow

2020-01-01
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Resident Faculty Fellow

2019-01-01
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Emily Mead Baldwin Award

2018-01-01
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Outstanding Academic Title

2018-01-01
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Honorable Mention

2016-01-01
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Book Award

2014-01-01

Requirements for University of Wisconsin–Madison

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Total
Required:92
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Duolingo
Overall Score
Required:125
Overall
Required:125
Prerequisites
Programming experience (Data Structures, Machine Organization) One year college-level calculus
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  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Unofficial transcripts
Specialization Notes

Department: Department of Computer Sciences