Colleen Murphy

Colleen Murphy is a Lecturer in the Department of Theatre and Film at Bowling Green State University (BGSU) and serves as the Dance Program Coordinator. She teaches courses in Ballet, Jazz, Tap, Choreography & Design, and Dance Composition, while leading the Dance Repertory Ensemble and advising the University Dance Alliance, a student-run organization.

She holds an M.A. in Dance Education from the University of Hawaii at Manoa, where she studied on a full tuition scholarship. Her choreography work has earned numerous regional and national awards, and she has performed with groups such as the UH Dance Ensemble and Hawaii Opera Theatre.

• Dance Teacher of the Year, Kids Artistic Revue
• Regional Choreography Awards
• National Choreography Awards

Murphy also owns and directs The Beat Dance Company, a private dance studio in Bowling Green, Ohio, and has taught at Owens Community College, Toledo School for the Arts, and the University of Hawaii Outreach College.