Patty Harrington Delaney
Associate Professor and Chair of Dance
Patty Harrington Delaney is an Associate Professor and Coordinator of Graduate Studies in the Dance Division at Southern Methodist University where she teaches Laban Studies, composition and history. She is a Certified Laban Movement Analyst and a Professional Certified Notator. Her Labanotation scores include José Limón’s La Malinche, Leni Wylliams' Sweet in the Morning, and Pilobolus' Alraune. An educational DVD she created on La Malinche won a Silver Award at the Houston International Film Festival and The University of Texas Press and Dance Chronicle have published her writing. She is a member of the boards of the Dance Notation Bureau and the International Council of Kinetography Laban/Labanotation. Her choreographic credits include numerous musical productions, television commercials, corporate industrials and concert works. She was a founding member of the regional modern dance company, Dancers Unlimited, where she performed the works of such renowned artists as Bill Evans and Moses Pendleton.
Education
B.F.A., M.F.A. Southern Methodist University
Teachers Certification in Motif Writing/Labanotation, Ohio State University
Professional Notator Certification, Dance Notation Bureau
Certification in Laban Movement Analysis/Bartenieff Fundamentals, Integrated Movement Studies Institute
Research
Analysis, documentation and preservation of dance masterworks
Professional Experience
Teaching, choreographing, restaging, rehearsal directing, artistic directing
Teaching
Composition I and IV, Laban Studies, The Evolution of American Musical Theatre, First Year Experience
Publications
Articles in scholarly journals, Chapters in books, Labanotation scores, Educational DVDs
Distinctions
Fellow of the International Council of Kinetography Laban/Labanotation
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