Happy Women’s History Month! Help JWA continue to lift up Jewish women’s stories, this month and every month, by making a gift today!
Close [x]

Show [+]

Joyce Morgenroth

Joyce Morgenroth is associate professor of dance at Cornell University. She is the author of Dance Improvisations and has conducted improvisation workshops in the United States, Canada and Europe. She received an A.B. in theoretical mathematics from Cornell University, an M.A. in French literature from Johns Hopkins University, early dance training at the School of American Ballet and modern dance training with Peggy Lawler, Dan Wagoner and Viola Farber. Morgenroth’s choreographic work has been shown in New York and on tour. Her latest book, Speaking of Dance: Twelve Contemporary Choreographers on Their Craft, was published in 2004 by Routledge.

Articles by this author

Lydia Joel

Lydia Joel began her dance career as a performer, but it was as the editor-in-chief of Dance Magazine that she had the greatest impact on the field. She expanded the magazines’ coverage, staff, and popularity, and she remained influential in dance until her death in 1992.

Jean Gordon

Jean Gordon had two successful careers in her lifetime, as a founder of the Advance Pattern Company and as the owner and publisher of Dance Magazine. Through her work with Dance Magazine, she led the publication to financial stability and to a prominent place in the dance world.

Donate

Help us elevate the voices of Jewish women.

donate now

Get JWA in your inbox

Read the latest from JWA from your inbox.

sign up now

How to cite this page

Jewish Women's Archive. "Joyce Morgenroth." (Viewed on March 28, 2024) <http://jwa.org/encyclopedia/author/morgenroth-joyce>.