When Garfield Lemonius joined Point Park University’s faculty as an associate professor in 2010, the professional dancer, choreographer and educator felt the dance program needed to increase diversity and expand its modern-dance curriculum.

During a rise through the ranks that led to his appointment last January as dean of the newly established School of Dance — and artistic director of the Conservatory of Performing Arts — Lemonius has seen those needs fulfilled, including through the establishment of one of the first four-year hip-hop dance concentrations in the country.

He says, however, that he believes “the School of Dance is in its infancy right now.”

Outreach to the dance community at large, institutional developments and campus expansion are bolstering the school’s standing. Ear

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