Dance Faculty
Our Dance faculty are a dynamic and caring team of widely respected makers + thinkers with international reach, bringing rigor and innovation to the studio, classroom, and rehearsal space every day.
Faculty is listed in alphabetical order by last name.
Philip Amo Agyapong
Lecturer
Dance
Technique
West African Dance
Office: WSQ 104
Email: philipamo.agyapong@sjsu.edu
Raphaël Boumaila
Lecturer
Dance
Ballet, Technique, Limone Dance Techniques, Rhythm and Dynamics
Office: WSQ 104
Email: raphael.boumaila@sjsu.edu
Francesca Cipponeri
Lecturer
Dance
Jazz Dance, Tap Dance
Office: WSQ 106
Phone: 408-924-5044
Email: francesca.cipponeri@sjsu.edu
Lecturer
Dance
Choreography, Contact Improvisation, Contemporary Dance, Dance Improvisation, Dance
Partnering
Office: WSQ 104D
Phone: 408-924-5044
Email: jenni.hong@sjsu.edu
Shannon Rose Riley, M.F.A., Ph.D.
Director, Dance Program; Performance Studies Professor
Dance
Dance & Movement, Ecosomatics, Storytelling, Theatre Arts & History
Office: CL443
Phone: 408-924-1365
Email: shannonrose.riley@sjsu.edu
Chafin Seymour
Assistant Professor
Dance
Ensemble Dance, Dance Techniques
Office: WSQ 104C
Phone: 408-924-5043
Email: chafin.seymour@sjsu.edu