Fangfei Miao

Assistant Professor of Dance

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Bio

Dr. Fangfei Miao, an international dance theorist, choreographer, and dancer, is Assistant Professor of Dance in the School of Music, Theatre, & Dance at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, where she teaches both seminar and physical practice courses. Dr. Miao’s scholarly research weaves dance and performance studies, Chinese and East Asian studies, and critical inquiries into globalization. Her in-progress monograph examines the productive historical “mis-steps” engendered by Sino-US cross-cultural dance transmissions in Reform-Era China (1978-the present). Dr. Miao’s publications, in both English and Chinese, have been featured in Dance Research Journal, Asian Theater Journal, Theatre Journal, Dance Studies, Journal of Contemporary Research in Dance, and Journal of the Beijing Dance Academy. Dr. Miao is the Vice President-Elect of the Dance Studies Association (DSA), the co-editor of the book series “Dance in Dialogue” by Bloomsbury, and serves on the Editorial Board of Contemporary Research in Dance and the Advisory Board of Dance Research. She served on the Board of Directors of DSA and the Award Committee (research fellowship) of the American Society for Theatre Research. Her artistic research explores East Asian Buddhism and dance-theatre interdisciplinarity. With extensive professional training in modern dance, Chinese classical and folk dance, Tai Chi Quan, and ballet, Dr. Miao has taught her contemporary fusion dance technique nationwide. She has toured her evening-length concerts internationally across Europe, North America, and Asia. Miao received her PhD in Culture and Performance from UCLA, and her MFA and BA from the Beijing Dance Academy, China’s premier dance conservatory.