Jill E. Grundstrom - NMU Theatre and Dance

Jill Grundstrom is the Artistic Director, Assistant Department Head, and an Assistant Professor in Northern Michigan University’s Department of Theatre and Dance. She holds a B.S. from NMU in Secondary Education with majors in English and French, a M.A. in Dance Education from New York University, and an Ed.S. from NMU in Educational Leadership. Jill is currently pursuing a doctorate in Dance Education at Columbia University with current research focused on dance-related injuries and rehabilitation. She is certified in the Luigi Jazz Technique, American Ballet Theatre’s National Training Curriculum, is a Certified Hamrick Method Master Trainer. Jill has been teaching dance professionally for over 25 years and have choreographed over 30 full-length musical and dance productions in New York City, Los Angeles, Italy, and Michigan, including a full-length, original ballet, East of the Sun, West of the Moon (NMU). She also choreographed an independent feature-length film, Our State Fair. She has previously worked with American Ballet Theatre and Fox’s So You Think You Can Dance and performed professionally in the Midwest, New York, and California.