Tracey Bonner
Conferences, Press, Master Classes, Presentations & Publications
Dance Data Project
Women in Dance Conference
Los Angeles, 2024
Creating Bridges for Quantitative Data use in College Dance Programming
I presented on how quantitative data empowers college dance programs to strengthen academic programming and support student success.
Academic Publication
Journal of Dance Education 2021
Those Dancing Feet! Musical Theatre Dance
as an Ethnographic Identifier
I wrote this piece to argue that musical theatre dance — a historically under-researched form — deserves a place in scholarly discourse as a vital repository of American cultural identity
Musical Theatre Dance Residency
Northwestern State University, Natchitoches, LA 2025
Facilitating this three-day masterclass let me merge intensive, studio-based musical theatre training with critical academic presentations on the genre's history — giving students a rare synthesis of physical practice and intellectual context.
Fellowship
Al Smith Artistic Fellowship, Kentucky Arts Council
2016 Emerging Choreographers Grant $7,500
The Fellowship supported choreographic work combining dance and social justice.
Conference Presentations
National Dance Education Organization — Washington, D.C. 2016
American College Dance Association — Auburn, AL (2017); Clarksville, TN (2015); Little Rock, AR (2014)
I presented my research at national conferences on dance education and pedagogy throughout my academic career.
Choreographic Honor
Ostrander Regional Theatre Award — Chess, University of Memphis, 2014
My choreography for this production earned a regional theatre honor recognizing excellence in musical staging.