Betsy Miller is a dance artist, educator, and facilitator based in Salem, Massachusetts. Her choreography blends improvisational practice, ritual, athleticism, and theatricality through collaborative practices, and has been presented in venues across the country. She has also recently presented at the International Association for Dance Medicine Science (Helsinki, Finland), Dance Studies Association (Vancouver, Canada), National Dance Education Association, and TED x Salem State University. Miller was a 2023 and 2017 Bates Dance Festival Artist in Residence, 2019 Next Steps for Boston Dance Awardee, and a 2016 Rhode Island State Council on the Arts Choreography Fellow. Currently serving as Associate Professor of Dance at Salem State University, Miller has been on faculty at Providence College, Connecticut College, Dean College, and AS220 (Providence, RI). She holds an MFA in Dance from The Ohio State University and a BA in Dance from Connecticut College. In her latest project, american / woman, she is collaborating with women-identifying dance artists in every state of the country. As part of the project, she has had the pleasure of working with NYC-based artists Marin Day and Lindsey Jennings on love letters and labyrinths (no on here gets out alive), which premiered at Bates Dance Festival in 2023. More info at betsymillerdanceprojects.com
