Jan Erkert

Jan Erkert is a choreographer, teacher, author and Professor Emerita Dance at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.

Dance company As Artistic Director of Jan Erkert & Dancers from 1979 to 2000, she created over 70 modern dances. Ms. Erkert's work has been seen throughout the United States as well as in Germany, Mexico, Taiwan, Japan, Uruguay and Israel. Ms. Erkert and the company have been honored with numerous awards including fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Illinois Arts Council, and Ruth Page Awards for choreography and performance. She has received two Fulbright Scholar Awards and is currently serving on the Fulbright panel. Erkert has been a strong spokesperson for innovative and interdisciplinary education, speaking at numerous national and international conferences including the Academic Chairperson Conference, The National Association for Schools of Dance(NASD), and the International Conference, Performing Arts Training Today.