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Vera J. Blaine
Professor and Chair Emerita, Department of Dance
VERA J. BLAINE (Chair/Professor
Emerita) studied professionally at the Martha Graham School of Contemporary
Dance, and at the Merce Cunningham Studio. Her choreography has been
produced by professional
companies including HARRY: dance and other works by Senta Driver, The
Bill Evans 2nd Dance Company, the Kinetics Company, and free-lance dance
artists in New York, London and Israel. On two different occasions,
works of hers were produced at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Great
Britain. In 1989, as part of The Ohio State University Dance Company's
British Tour, her choreography was seen at "The Place," London. Blaine
has collaborated with Karen Bell, Dean of the College of the Arts, on
a series of duets exploring administrative and personal issues within
a performance context. As an academic leader she is a program evaluator
for the National Association of Schools of Dance Commission on Accreditation.
She received both her B.S. and M.A. degrees from The Ohio State University. Prior
to becoming the department's chairperson, 1983-95, she was Director of
University Dance Company for 15 years, as well as a major contributing
choreographer of the company. In 1977, she was awarded The Ohio
State University Alumni Distinguished Teaching Award, and in 1988, she
was the first recipient of the Chairperson's Recognition Award at The
Ohio State University. A former president of OhioDance, Blaine received
the 1996 OhioDance Award for contributions she has made to the development
of dance in the state. In 2006, Vera Baine was a recipient of the University's
Distinguished Service Award. As Professor Emerita since 1995, she teaches
dance composition part-time in the undergraduate and graduate programs,
mentors and coordinates the senior concert, serves as an
independent consultant for dance programs in higher education in the
U.S. and abroad, and does freelance performance projects.
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