Michael Crotty

- Faculty
- Coordinator of Dance
- Assistant Professor of Dance
- (337) 482-5320
- michael.crotty@louisiana.edu
- McLaurin Hall, Room 201
Biography
Michael Crotty is Assistant Professor of Dance at the ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓÆµ of ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓÆµ at Lafayette School of Music and Performing Arts. Michael received his BFA in Dance from the Ohio State ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓÆµ, Diploma from CODARTS Conservatory in the Netherlands, and an MFA in Dance from the ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓÆµ of Utah. His theater-dances have been commissioned and produced for The Los Angeles Contemporary Dance Company, Columbia College, The Utah Museum of Fine Arts, California State ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓÆµ, The ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓÆµ of Tampa, and The Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
Michael has performed and collaborated with the Montreal Symphony, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, American Apparel, the National Children’s Choir, and Jerome Meyer. Additionally, he was a member of the Los Angeles Contemporary Dance Company. He has taught classes at The ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓÆµ of Dayton, The ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓÆµ of Southern California, Point Park ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓÆµ, and Columbia College. As a producer, Michael has self-produced multiple dance-theater works and performing arts events. Michael is also a Laban/Bartenieff Movement Analyst © and ABT certified ballet instructor.
Education
BFA in Dance
The Ohio State ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓÆµ, Columbus, OH
Diploma
CODARTS Conservatory, Rotterdam, NL
MFA in Dance
The ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓÆµ of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT