Artistic Advisor
Artistic Staff
Diane Cahill Bedford
Diane Cahill Bedford serves as Clinical Associate Professor and Section Chair of Dance Science and Performing Arts in the new School of Performance, Visualization, and Fine Art at Texas A&M University. She holds an MFA in Dance Performance and Choreography (2010) and a BFA in Dance and English Literature, Magna Cum Laude (2003) from Florida State University. She also earned her 200-hour Yoga Teaching Certification in 2021.
Diane previously taught dance and directed Outreach Programming for Fort Wayne Ballet and Charleston Ballet Theatre. Additionally, she served as Professor of Dance at San Jacinto College South where she directed the San Jac Dance PAC before joining the TAMU Dance Program. Her choreography, which ranges from dance theater to contemporary ballet, has been accepted for performances in New York, Vermont, Florida, Wisconsin, Indiana, and Texas. Diane has presented on various aspects of dance and pedagogy at conferences for the National Dance Educators Organization (NDEO), The International Association for Dance Medicine and Science (IADMS), CORPS de Ballet International, National Dance Society (NDS), MOB Ballet Symposium, Texas Dance Improvisation Festival, TAHPERD, and The Transformational Teaching and Learning Conference at TAMU. Her written publications include a preliminary edition of a dance appreciation textbook titled Dance in Many Forms and other journal articles for NDS. Currently, she serves as the Board Secretary for CORPS de Ballet International and the Faculty Advisor for the Aggie Ballet Company.