Hutchinson holds an Ed.D. in Dance from Temple
University (Russell Conwell Fellow), an M.A. in Choreography from the University of Arizona,
and a B.F.A. magna cum laude in Modern Dance Performance from the University of
Utah. She is a certified Laban Movement Analyst (Laban/Bartenieff Movement Institute)
and holds certification in Ashtanga Yoga Teacher Training and The Foundations of
Distance Education (University of Maryland University College). Her record
includes scholarship
training with the Repertory Dance Theatre (Utah), the Martha
Graham Contemporary School of Dance (London and New York City), and Kathak with Guru Pandit Durgalal in India.
Performing credits include the Arizona Opera (principal dancer), Aristophanes’
"The Clouds" at Ford's
Theatre (Washington, DC), Dance
Process/Dance Company (Baltimore), and soloist in
the works of Nolan Dennett, Jan Erkert, Bill Evans, Annabelle Gamson, Loabelle
Mangelson, Jennifer Mueller, Ririe-Woodbury, and
John M. Wilson.
Victoria has choreographed more than 50 works for concert dance,
musical theatre, opera, and theatre; and, treasures her musical collaborations with soloists,
choral groups, and percussion ensembles. Acclaimed for her copyrighted reconstruction
of
Mary Wigman's 1926 "Hexentanz" that has been set on professional and student dancers
across the nation, she has presented research on the Cherokee Booger Dance and
dance applications for online learning and distance
education. Victoria's artist-scholar record includes a Council for the International Exchange of Scholars
Indo-American Fellowship and
an
Illinois Arts Council Choreography Fellowship;
Kennedy Center for the Arts Performance Excellence Award,
University of Arizona Creative Achievement Award, and National Dance Association
Graduate Student Literary Award. Named to Who's Who Among American Teachers in
2004, Hutchinson has
published in Impulse: The
International Journal of Dance Science, Medicine, and Education and
The Journal of Interactive Instruction Development; reviewed for
The Dance
Research Journal, and presented at AAHPERD, Dancing and the Child
International, Dancing in the
Millennium, EDUCAUSE, and NDEO conferences. She served on the
American College Dance Festival Association's
national board of directors, Maryland State Arts Council dance panel,
Salisbury-Wicomico Arts Council, and was a founding member of the Eastern Shore
Ballet Theatre board of directors. Her
professional memberships include the National Dance Association and the National Dance
Education Organization.
Prior to Salisbury University,
Hutchinson held teaching and administrative positions at Eastern Illinois
University.
Office: Fulton Hall 201
Email:
vvhutchinson@salisbury.edu
Phone: 410.543.6278;
410.548.5588
Fax: 410.548.3002
Office Hours: Fall 2012:
Tuesday/Thursday 3:00-4:00 p.m. and by appointment;
Monday/Wednesday 1:00-2:00 p.m. in Maggs 168 Dance Studio.
Dr.
Hutchinson (1990) is a Professor of Dance and was the Founding Chair (2008-2012) of the Department of Theatre and Dance
at Salisbury University, where she received the
Distinguished Faculty Award for excellence in teaching,
professional development, and service.
She developed and directs the Dance Program, coordinates the Dance Minor
and the Theatre Living Learning Community, and teaches
courses in Creative Modern Dance, Dance Appreciation, Dance Teaching, and Yoga.