meet our periclean faculty leader

Sarah DiPasquale

Sarah DiPasquale is an associate professor and chair of the Dance Department at Skidmore College. She earned her doctorate in physical therapy from Sage Graduate School and a Bachelor of Science degree in health and exercise science from Syracuse University.

Her research interests include the effects of dance training on individuals with disabilities and at-risk youth alongside the investigation of injury prevention and management in collegiate dancers.

DiPasquale was named a Periclean Faculty Leader in 2019 for her work in bringing civic engagement to the classroom and served as a committee member for the New York State Content Specialty Exam in Dance from 2019-2021.

She sits on the editorial board of the Journal of Dance Medicine and Science and has been published in numerous journals, including Journal of Dance Education, Journal of Dance Medicine and Science, Performance Enhancement & Health, Arts & Health, Medical Problems of the Performing Artist, Sports, The International Journal of Exercise Science, and Research in Dance Education.

Course Description

Dancing Toward Success: Arts Education for Public Schools is a community-based learning course that investigates and decodes the issues surrounding arts education access, funding, and the relationship between arts and learning. Building on theory learned through readings, class discussion, and guest speakers, students collaborate with the Gloversville Enlarged School District to design a dance education residency in a public elementary school throughout the semester. The course culminates with students putting their plans into action, delivering the residency and sharing the power of art and movement with elementary children in their community.