Andrea Olsen

Andrea Olsen is an author, choreographer, and educator currently teaching as Professor Emerita of Dance at Middlebury College. She has written four books: Moving Between Worlds, Bodystories: A Guide to Experimental Anatomy, Body and Earth: An Experiential Guide, and The Place of Dance: A Somatic Guide to Dance and Dance Making. A certified instructor of the Holden OiGong and Embodyoga, Olsen has taught various workshops and regularly contributes to Contact Quarterly, a dance improvisation journal. She is the recipient of a number of awards, including an ACLS Contemplative Practice Fellowship and a Fulbright Scholarship in New Zealand.