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Judy Van Zile is Professor Emerita of Dance at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. She holds advanced and teacher certification in Labanotation, and is a Fellow of ICKL. Her research, which often includes Labanotation scores, focuses on dance in Asia (particularly Korea), movement analysis, and issues of identity. She has presented at national and international conferences, and has published widely in books and journals. Her volume Perspectives on Korean Dance (2001) was recognized with a 2003 Outstanding Publication Award from the Congress on Research in Dance, and in 2017 she received a special award from the Korean Dance Critics Society for research on Korean dance and for work to disseminate information about Korean dance outside of Korea.

PhD. Choreographer, educator, dance historian, since 2008 teaches Dance Composition and Dance History at Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music. Master’s degree in Choreography was received at JVLMA, has completed doctoral studies at Latvian Academy of Culture and has got PhD Doctoral thesis: “Modern Dance in Latvia in the First Part of the 20th Century”.
As a professional dancer and choreographer worked in different dance styles; was artistic director of dance company Allegro (1997-2010); with contemporary dance performances has participated in international dance festivals.
She has participated in several local and international scientific conferences and has published research articles. She is currently assisting to Julie Brodie in the Latvian folk dance notation project.