B.A. Florida State University

M.F.A. Florida State University

Jan Woodward received her M.F.A. degree in Dance from Florida State University and her B.A. from Florida State University in English with a minor in Dance.  Additional training includes the premiere modern dance summer program, the American Dance Festival at Duke University; Manhattanville Summer Dance Program in Purchase, NY; Southeastern Dance Festival, Columbia, SC; the American Dance Legacy Institute in Saratoga Springs, NY; and the Limón Institute in NYC.  She has also taken classes at the Alvin Ailey American Dance Center and Peridance in NYC.  She is currently working on her Pilates Mat Certification through the Kane School of Core Integration based in NYC.

Ms. Woodward has taught as adjunct faculty at Furman University teaching ballet and modern dance and Converse College teaching ballet; she was the head of the dance program at the Fine Arts Center from 1977-1986 and again from 2002-present and on the dance faculty from 1992-2002; she has been guest faculty with SC Governor's School for the Arts; and has served as the head teacher in Laurens County School District 55 in their gifted and talented program for the arts.  She has taught master classes and given dance residencies in public schools, and has taught modern dance and ballet in private studios. She established the dance program at Stone Academy of Communication Arts where she taught for six years and founded the Stone Academy Dance Ensemble. She has also taught workshops for teachers through Greenville Schools and the Peace Center.