Department of Theatre and Dance

• M.F.A. The Ohio State University - Dance Performance
• B.F.A. University of North Carolina at Greensboro - Dance Performance and Choreography
• B.A. University of North Carolina at Greensboro - Studio Art, Art History minor
• RYT-500: Yoga Alliance Advanced Yoga Teacher Certification
• Classical Pilates Instructor Certification, 3rd generation

• Dance Studies Program Coordinator
• Advisor for the Dance Studies Major

Professor Emily Daughtridge is an artist, educator, and community organizer. She has been instrumental in the development of the Dance Studies major curriculum and programs of study in the Department of Theatre and Dance at Appalachian State University. She regularly teaches in the areas of dance technique, somatic practice, creative process, and culture/history. Her course schedule rotates to include Modern, Jazz, Yoga as Somatic Practice, Collaborative Process, Composition and Improvisation, Choreography, and World Dance. She is the co-founder/teacher of “Rhythm and Revolution”, a cross-disciplinary, short-term study abroad program to Cuba. She has collaborated with ASU’s Global Studies program, Honors College, and Watauga Residential College to facilitate experiences abroad for students.

In 2023, Emily received the UNC Board of Governors Appalachian State University Teaching Excellence Award. She was also the recipient of the 2008 Outstanding Teaching Award for the University's College of Fine & Applied Arts. Before joining the faculty at App State, Emily directed/taught community outreach programs for diversely-abled populations and taught modern dance technique for the Silesian Dance Theatre's international summer dance festival in Bytom, Poland. She held a GA position at Ohio State University with the Wexner Center for the Arts’ Family and Youth Arts Education and Outreach programming.

Emily regularly choreographs for the Appalachian Dance Ensemble. Her choreography has also been presented at venues across North Carolina, including the NC Dance Festival tour, in Kentucky, and in New York City at the Merce Cunningham Studio. She was a guest teacher and artist in residence at Attakkalari in Bangalore, India. Emily’s performance career includes professional membership with the Jan Van Dyke Dance Group and the John Gamble Dance Theater.

Throughout her career, Emily has continued to perform and collaborate with a variety of independent artists regionally, nationally, and internationally. Her scholarship/creative activity explores community, cultural exchange, and global understanding through methodologies of embodiment - in teaching, learning, practice, and creative process. These themes have been inherent in her phenomenological research of culturally specific movement practices in India, Cuba, and Spain.

In support of international research in India, Emily was awarded international travel grants through the Board of Trustees and the Office of International Education and Development. Following travel research in India, Emily designed and hosted acclaimed South Indian dance and music artists Aniruddha Knight and Ensemble for an intensive week-long residency. Activities included classes, lectures, and performances at Appalachian State University and in the surrounding community. In addition to support from departments across campus and the community, Emily was awarded grants from App State's Global Learning Quality Enhancement Plan and the North Carolina Arts Council to support the project.

Emily’s service extends to the local community through Latin Dance Boone, a grassroots initiative she founded and directs. The project facilitates opportunities for community members to gather, learn, and share a variety of Latin dance styles and cultures. Latin Dance Boone hosts recurring classes, social dance events, community demonstrations, and occasional workshops with guest instructors.