Towson Department of Dance Nancy Wanich-Romita Biography

Nancy Romita, artistic director of The Moving Company, has three times received an Individual Artists Award for Excellence in Choreography from The Maryland State Arts, and grants from the Mayor's Committee of Art and Culture from 1994-2002. Ms. Romita's work has been performed in New York City at Dance Theater Workshop, Theater of the Riverside Church, and the 92nd Street YMWHA. She has worked as movement designer for directors Tim Brown and Kate Chislolm and Scott Susong. Her dance/theater work has also been performed at the Dance Place in Washington D.C., Dance Theater Workshop in NYC, Connecticut College, and State University of New York at Purchase, Theater Project and throughout the Northeast. Ms. Romita's work has been commissioned by the Dance in Education Fund, Inc., Aurora Dance Company, Towson University, Essex Community College, Karen & Alvin, the 92nd Street YMWHA Dance Program, and the Maryland Food Committee. Ms Romita has collaborated with the Baltimore Museum of Art on a dance projects to correspond to the Joyce Scott exhibit 'Kickin it with the Masters'.and the museum's nationally recognized program, 'Feast Famine and the Female Form.

She has facilitated movement workshops to inspire hope and healing for churches, community organizations, educational institutions and businesses. Ms Romita conceived and directed the PATHWAYS Project through which a 60 foot stone labyrinth, contemplative garden was installed at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center to facilitate health, spirituality and healing through movement and the arts. Ms. Romita has developed and conducted movement workshops for The American Dance Festival, The Private Industry Council, Morgan Bank, IBM, The Center for Poverty Solution, and The Annie E. Casey Foundation. She has worked for McDermott Associates as a facilitator in leadership training and movement as transformation, as well as ovement training and body language in public speaking.
Ms. Romita has taught at the American Dance Festival in Durham, NC, Connecticut College, State University of New York at Purchase, and is currently on the faculty of Towson University and University of Maryland at Baltimore County. She is a Certified Teacher of the Alexander Technique attained a Masters of Fine Arts in Theater from Towson University.

DIRECTING AND PRODUCING EXPERIENCE

1993-1998 Current Executive and Artistic Director of The Moving Company

1986-1993 Co-director of Towson Ensemble Dancers

1983-1985 Director of Dance Reach, Inc.

1983-1985 Produced and directed performances at the 92nd St. Y in NYC.

1982-1984 Produced and Coordinated Dance Outreach Program for NYC
public schools

!979-1982 Director of the Dance in Education Fund, Inc.

Director of the Steffi Nossen Dance Co. and producer for the ‘New Generation
of Dance‘ series at the Emelin theater in New York.

PERFORMING EXPERIENCE

1993-1998 The Moving Company, choreographer and dancer

1993-1994 Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater’s national tour, performer

1986-1993 Towson Ensemble Dancers, choreographer and dancer

1987 Forrest Collection, dancer and soloist

1985 Baltimore Opera, dancer

1982-1984 Dance Reach, Inc. in NYC, choreographer and dancer

1977-1981 Marcus Schulkind Dance Co., NYC, national touring, dancer,
soloist and rehearsal director

1978 Bill DeYoung Dance Theater, NYC, performer

1977 Danny Grossman Dance and Co., Canada, dancer

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

1985-1998 Towson University, senior lecturer in ballet, modern, composition,
improvisation, teaching techniques of creative movement and the
Alexander Technique

1984-1998 ACAT certified instructor of the Alexander Technique.

1985-1998 Towson University Summer Dance Camp, instructor
in modern, composition, and improvisation

1985-1986 University of Maryland Baltimore County, instructor in modern
dance and improvisation

1980-1984 SUNY at Purchase, instructor in modern dance, ballet, and the
Alexander Technique

1977-1984 92nd YM-YWHA in NYC, instructor in modern, ballet
composition ,improvisation, and the Alexander Technique

1977-1979 The American Dance Festival at Duke University, teaching assistant
to Marcus Schulkind, Teacher in the Community Outreach Program,
and movement instructor for ‘Dance in Television’ workshops with
directors Merril Brockway and Dennis Diamond

1976-1977 “ Artist-in-Schools” resident for Eugene O’Neil Theater in
Waterford, CT

1976-1977 Connecticut College, instructor in modern dance

AWARDS RECEIVED

Mayor’ Advisory Committee on Art and Culture grant award for
community projects in 1994-1998

Maryland State Arts Council Individual Artist Award for Excellence
in Choreography in 1991 and 1993

Louis Horst Dance Award in 1986

Founder and board member of The Baltimore Dance Network
Former Committee member for The Walters Art Gallery's Artful Dining

Former Committee member for The Baltimore Museum of Art’s Young
Collectors Event

Former Board Member of Dance on the Edge