As anartist-scholar, her work focuses on dance literacy and dance legacy withinteacher education and artist development to empower a new generation ofdance educators. While earning her Ph.D. at New York University, prior tojoining the University of Texas at Austin, Tina served as a consultant tothe New York City Department of Education in writing the Blueprint forDance K-12 and as a member of the leadership team designing and deliveringprofessional development for NYC certified dance specialists. She is aco-founder of the Language of Dance Center, USA and she serves ascontinuing faculty with the Dance Education Laboratory (DEL) at the 92YHarkness Dance Center. Tina presents her research nationally andinternationally.