Brad Garner, Assistant Professor
b.garner@yahoo.com

Brad T. Garner began his movement exploration as a competitive gymnast from 1979 to 1991. His gymnastics coaches included US National Team Member, Tim LeFleur, and US Senior National Head Coach, Edward Burch.

Brad completed his BFA Degree in Dance Performance and Choreography at the U of MN-Twin Cities Campus in 1997. During the following four years, Garner performed professionally with Minneapolis based companies; Paula Mann Dance, 45 Chartreuse with Erin Thompson and Byron Richards, and JAZZDANCE! By Danny Buraczewski.

In 2004 Garner completed his MFA Degree in Dance Choreography and Technology at Arizona State University. At ASU he began research in Dance for the Camera and Animation. He has continued to study Animation at Vancouver Film School, in British Columbia.

Brad has performed choreography by; Ted Shawn, Alvin Ailey, Doug Varone, Ralph Lemon, Cathy Young, Douglas Nielson, Tere O’Connor, Mark Haim, Mary Fitzgerald, and Cynthia Gutierrez-Garner. His professional performance credits include touring companies, Keith Johnson/Dancers, Ruth Davidson-Hahn and Company, and Dance Rink by Scott Rink.

Beginning in 2003, Brad has served on the Dance Faculties of Maricopa Community Colleges (AZ), and Minnesota State University-Mankato. Garner’s choreography has been performed across the US and awarded support from the Jerome Foundation, the Arizona Commission for the Arts, The McCallum Theatre DUSC in Palm Desert, CA, the University of Iowa, St. Olaf College, Macalester College, and Arizona State University.