Faculty & Staff: Faculty

Contact Info Dept. of Drama & Dance Jackson 105 Medford, MA 02155 Phone:  617-627-2556 Email Lecturer

Dance

Mila Thigpen, Half-time Lecturer (half-time)

Mila Thigpan received her BA in Dance Ethnology from Kenyon College and her MFA from the Boston Conservatory. She is an instructor of beginning modern, ballet, jazz, and salsa at Tufts. She has extensive experience with dance for young people at Cambridge Rindge and Latin School, Boston Ballet's education and outreach programs, and Aileycamp. Thigpan also has international experience as a performer of salsa.

Courses Taught:
DNC 53 Beginning Modern Dance
DNC 54 Beginning Ballet with Creative Work
DNC 55 Intermediate Modern Dance
DNC 91/92 Special Topics (Salsa)