Dr. Nyama McCarthy-Brown is a culturally sustaining pedagogue. She is an Associate Professor of Dance Pedagogy through Community Engagement on faculty at The Ohio State University and is the university’s first Artist Laureate. She teaches dance education and contemporary dance with Africanist underpinnings, grounded in the celebration of all movers; and was awarded two national teaching awards, in 2021. She is also an established scholar, with numerous academic publications. Her 2017 book, Dance Pedagogy for a Diverse World: Culturally Relevant Teaching in Research, Theory, and Practice has become a staple in dance education courses across the country. Her second book, Skin Colored Pointes: Interviews with Women of Color in Ballet, was released in 2024. Dr. McCarthy-Brown is an active workshop facilitator and consultant for diversifying dance curriculum for organizations such as: San Francisco Ballet School; Colorado Ballet; BalletMet, Dance Educators Coalition, Minnesota; Rutgers University Dance Department; University of Buffalo; National Dance Institute; and Dance Education Laboratory.
