Towson Department of Dance Vincent Thomas Biography

Mr. Thomas is a dancer, choreographer and teacher. He received his MFA in dance from Florida State University and a BME in Music from the University of South Carolina. Prior to pursuing his graduate degree at FSU, he taught music in Columbia, SC, and danced with Dancework Jazz Company, serving as principal dancer and Associate Director. He was a scholarship student and staff assistant for the American Dance Festival (1995-97), and returned to ADF (1999) to assist teaching the Community Crossover class. He has danced with Dance Repertory Theatre (FSU), Randy James Dance Works (NJ/NY), Liz Lerman Dance Exchange (MD), and as a guest performer with EDGEWORKS Dance Theatre (DC). Vincent’s choreography has been presented at Piccolo Spoleto (SC), Diverse Works (TX), Flynn Performance Space (VT), Contemporary Arts Center (LA), Music Hall (MI), Dance Place (DC), Church Street Theatre (DC), Spiral Flight Center for Yoga and the Arts (DC), Jack Guidone Theatre at Joy of Motion (DC), Lisner Auditorium (DC), and the National Museum of Women in the Arts (DC). He presented his solo “Prelude/Frustration in a Martini” at the Maryland Arts and Cultural Heritage Division 2003 Twentieth Annual Choreographers’ Showcase, a gala concert of dances selected for their choreographic excellence by a panel of nationally recognized adjudicators, at the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center (MD). He has been on faculty at McLean High School (VA), George Mason University (VA) and is presently at Towson University (MD) s a Visiting Guest Artist and Assistant Professor. He is also actively involved with color guards and marching bands from across the country as a clinician, designer, and chorographer. In the year 2004 VTDance was founded. You can visit VTDance.com by clicking here.