Welcome to the Webpage for

Professor

Karen Lynn Smith

at Washington College

B.S. Dance, University of Maryland

M.A. Physical Education, University of Maryland

Certified Pilates Instructor - Mat, Standing Pilates, Equipment & Apparatus

Awards

  Outstanding Service to Dance Award from the Maryland Council for Dance
  MAHPERD - Presidential Citation, William Burdick Award
  Eastern District Association of AAHPERD - Honor Award, Merit Award in Dance, Merit Award in Physical Education
  ICHPER*SD - Distinguished Scholar Award in Dance Education
  National Dance Association Presidential Citation
ICHPER*SD Commendation Award for Distinguished Service as Director of the Dance & Dance Education Commission

Positions

  Executive Director, MD Council for Dance
  Director, Dance Commission, International Council for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sport, and Dance (ICHPER*SD)
  Editorial Boards: European Physical Education Review, ICHPER*SD Journal, Impulse
International Dance Liaison for ICHPER*SD and the National Dance Association
Entertainment Director, Chestertown Tea Party Festival
Consultant in Arts Education, MD State Board of Education
Golf Course Evaluator for Golf Digest


Recent Projects

         Author, "Dancing Healthy" in DANCE AS INTANGIBLE HERITAGE. Proceedings of the 16th International Congress on Dance Research, Corfu Oct. 2002

         Author: Dance Science and Somatics: Artistry Through Wellness" ICHPER*SD Journal, Fall 2002

         Author: A Critical Look at the Modern Olympic Games: The Good, the Bad, the Ugly, ICHPERSD Journal, Summer 2001


Courses Taught

DANCE CLASSES
CNW - History of Dance Spring Tues-Thur 1:00-2:15pm  
Ballet  Spring I   Mon-Wed 2:30 Leotard, tights & ballet shoes
Ballroom Dance  Spring I   Mon-Wed 12:30  
Modern Dance I & II  Fall I & II   Mon-Wed. 2:30 Leotard, tights and barefeet
Jazz & Tap  Spring II  Tues.-Thurs. 2:30  
Dance Composition  Spring   TBA  
Dance Production  Spring   TBA  
Pilates® Mat class  Fall I   Tues.-Thurs. 1:00 Non-restrictive clothing

 PHYSICAL  EDUCATION
Aerobics  Fall I, Spring II Mon.-Wed. 2:30pm  Clean athletic shoes
Golf Fall I, Spring II Tues-Thur. 11:30am  
Nutrition Fall II, Spring II Tues-Thur. 10:00am  
Lifetime Fitness Fall I Mon-Wed. 1:30pm  
Yoga Fall II, Spring I Mon.-Wed. 2:30pm Non-restrictive clothing
Women in Sports & Society
from 1850 - present
Fall Tuesdays 7-9:30  


Links

        Washington College Dance Program

       
National Dance Association

        Maryland Council for Dance

       
ICHPER-SD - International Council for Health, Physical Education, Sport, & Dance

        International Dance Council (CID/UNESCO)

        CORPS de Ballet International (Congress on Pedogogical Research in Dance)

        International Association for Dance Science & Medicine (IADMS)


Other Interesting Facts...


       
Board Member, Chestertown Tea Party Festival-- Entertainment Chairman & waterfront activities coordinator

        Member, Kent County Community Marching Band [flag twirling team [choreographer/captain]

        Volunteer as historical interpreter and crew member at Historic St. Mary's City for the MD DOVE [17th
       century replica 3 masted pinnace]

        Perform 18th century dances with Dover English Country Dancers

        Volunteer - Helping to build the Schooner Sultana, sail her, and work in Sultana Store in Chestertown

        Board Member - University of Maryland Alumni Association, Health & Human Performance Chapter

        Won the 2002 MD Women's Public Links Golf Champtionship

        Runner-up, 2003 Pepsi Invitational Golf Tournament

        Winner, 2004 Pentagon Memorial Golf Tournament


Interests

        sailing tall ships, tournament golf (5 handicap), gardening, Colonial dancing


Contact

phone: 410-778-7237

e-mail me