Rebecca Crystal

Rebecca Crystal recently completed a Master of Dance Education program through the Royal Academy of Dance in London. She was awarded the Joan White Prize for her thesis research on creating engaging and meaningful experiences in the dance classroom. She holds a B.F.A. in dance with minors in English and music from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign as well as dance education PK-12 licensure from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

Ms. Crystal is also a dancer, choreographer, and co-director of the modern dance project Delve Dance Chicago. She taught dance full time in Chicago Public Schools for three years and spent four summers on the dance faculty at Interlochen Arts Camp. Additionally, she has taught at The Chicago High School for the Arts, Joel Hall Dance Center, The Old Town School of Folk Music, and Glenwood Dance Studio. She has also worked as a teaching artist with Hubbard Street’s Movement as Partnership Program in schools.

Ms. Crystal has presented her research at dance education conferences and delivered guest classes to high schools and colleges in the greater Chicago area. She has also studied and performed as a trainee with Kibbutz Contemporary Dance Company and has studied Gaga with Ohad Naharin/Batsheva Dance Company.

• Master of Dance Education, Royal Academy of Dance in London
• Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign