Instructor, University of Pittsburgh, Department of Physical Education, 1978 - Present.

Adjunct Faculty, LaRoche College

Faculty, Slippery Rock University, January – May 2000

Gillis/Steel Workshops/Residencies, Pittsburgh, PA,1984-2000

Guest teacher at Virginia Commonwealth University, Dept. of Dance and Choreography, November, 1996 Reponsibilities included teaching choreography and movement for actors.

"Tools for Composition."   Invited teacher for American College Dance Festival,  Slippery Rock University, March 1999

Guest teacher for La Roche College, January 1998

"The Early Moderns Seminar."  Invited teacher for Pennsylvania Governor's School for Performing Arts, July 1995

"Composition For Everyone."  Invited teacher for American College Dance Festival  Assoc., Richmond,  VA, March 1993

"Modern Dance Technique."  Invited teacher for Slippery Rock University Dance  Department, April 1993.

"Modern Dance Technique."  Invited teacher for Pittburgh Ballet Theater School,  Summer 1990 and 1991.

Instructor, University of Pittsburgh, Department of Theatre Arts, 1988, 1989

"Modern Dance Technique."  Invited teacher for PA State Assoc. for Physical  Education, Recreation and Dance State Conventions, 1986, 1987, 1991.

Teacher for Pittsburgh Dance Alloy classes, master classes, workshops and residencies, 1978-84, 1991-1992.

"Modern Dance Composition."  A Master Class for the Penn-Ohio Dance Consortium, 1992.

Guest teacher in public schools throughout PA as a teacher for the Pittsburgh Dance  Alloy, 1978-84.

Dance Workshops, University of Pittsburgh, Department of Physical Education, 1985,  1986.

Allegheny Intermediate Unit - Summer Arts Program for Gifted Students, Pittsburgh,      PA, 1978-79.

Teacher for Allegheny Intermediate Unit summer arts program for gifted students, 1978-79.

Guest teacher - Creative and Performing Arts H.S., Pittsburgh, PA, 1978-79.
 

Yoga 2*

Weight Training

President for Allegheny County Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance, 1996-1998

Chair, Publicity Committee for PA State Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance, 1994-1996

Vice-President for Dance, PA State Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and, Dance, 1989-90.

Panelist for PA State Council on the Arts Dance Panel, 1889-92.  Responsibility was to distribute State Arts money to grantees and to set guidelines for awards.

"Dance At the Center: Building Connections Through Movement," a workshop presented with Judy Steel at the Eastern District Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, Newport, R.I., March 2001.

"Methods and Materials for Laban-based Activities in K-6 Physical Education," presented at the PA State Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance 2000 Convention, December, 2000.

Panelist for Pittsburgh Dance Council, Continuum, 1997.

"A Multimedia CD-Rom on Early American Dance History:  1880-1935."  Gillis, Susan and Patrick Tse.  American  Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance national  convention.  Atlanta, GA.  April, 1996.

"Ballet in America."  Conner, Lynne and Gillis, Susan.  Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre Studios.   A workshop covering the development of ballet in the United States.  March, 1996.

"Looking At Dance/Talking About Dance."   Conner, Lynne and Susan Gillis.  A workshop covering basic issues in dance aesthetics, criticism and philosophy.  Point Park College.  April 1996.

"Working With Multi-Media CD-ROM."  Gillis, Susan and Tse, Patrick.  Pennsylvania State Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, Champion, PA, December, 1996.

"Using Physical Education as Content in a Multi-Media Computer Program."  Gillis, Susan and Tse, Patrick.  Allegheny County Assoc. for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance.  Bridgeville, PA, February, 1996.

"Teaching the Whole Body:  New Methodologies in Theater and Dance".  Conner, Lynne and Gillis, Susan.  Association for Theater in Higher Education, San Francisco, CA, 1995.

"What is Dance?  An introduction to 20th century American Modern Dance" with Lynne Conner.  A 15 hour workshop in conjunction with the Allegheny Intermediate Unit.  May/June, 1995.

"The Early Moderns."  A dance history seminar with Lynne Conner sponsored by the PA Humanities Council and the Pittsburgh Dance Council.  Invited presentations include the Warhol Museum, September 1994; the Jewish Community Center, Pittsburgh, August 1994; the University of Pittsburgh departments of English and Theater, September 1994, the Pittsburgh Dance Council, June 1994; and the PA Governor's School for Performing Arts, July 1995.

"Social Dance Between the World Wars."  A dance history seminar with Lynne Conner sponsored by the PA Humanities Council.  Invited presentation at the Jewish Community Center, Pittsburgh.

"Americanized Delsarte."  Society of Dance History Scholars Conference.  Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, February 12, 1994.

"Composition for Everyone."  American College Dance Festival, Virginia Commonwealth University, March 1993, Richmond, Virginia.

"O" a video dance presentation at the Arts and Technology Symposium, Connecticut College, April 1986.

"Developing Skills In Dance:  Considerations for Adult Beginners."  Presentation at the PA State Assoc. for Health, Physical Education and Dance 1992 Convention, Champion, PA.

"Role of Criticism in Contemporary Performance and Visual Arts."  Panelist for the Pittsburgh Dance Council, April, 1982.

Gillis, Susan. (October, 1998)    "Dance in Cyberspace."   A chapter on Dance Technology to be included in the National Dance Association’s National Dance Textbook (publication date to be announced.)

Gillis, Susan. (June 1998)   "Dancing A Heritage."  An Cirean.  Clan Donald U.S.A. Newsletter.

Gillis, Susan.  "Introduction to Dance."  A workbook for the Center for Instructional Design and Distance Learning, University of Pittsburgh, 1997.

Conner, L. and Gillis, S. (1994).  "The Muscle is a Mind:  Teaching Dance History through Multi-Sensory Pedagogy."  Society of Dance History Scholars, February 1994.

Wood, C. and Gillis, S. (1992).  "Developing Skills in Dance:  Considerations for Teaching Adult Beginners."  Focus on Dance XII:  National Dance Association.

Gillis, S. (April/March 1991).  Dance Notations.  Pittsburgh Dance Council Newsletter.

Internet access for students taking the "Introduction to Dance" course.  This on-line tutorial was created to supplement student knowledge in the area of early modern dance history.  The address is:   http://www.pitt.edu/~gillis/dance/disp.html

Gillis, Susan. Received support grant from University Center for Instructional Resources (UCIR), November 1994, for the development of a CD-Rom program on the early history of modern dance.

Conner, Lynne and Gillis, Susan.  Received grant from the PA Humanities Council for the development and presentation of workshops entitled "The Early Moderns."  June, 1994.

Conner, Lynne and Gillis, Susan.  Received grant from the PA Humanities Council for the development and presentation of workshops entitled, "Social Dance:  Between the world wars."  October 1994.

Conner, Lynne and Gillis, Susan.  Received $3,000 from the Pittsburgh Foundation, A.W. Mellon Fund, for the development of a workshop entitled, "The Search for Freedom:  A Workshop on the Evolution of the Realistic Stage in the United States from Melodrama to August Wilson."  1994.

Gillis, Susan.  Recipient of PA Council on the Arts grant for "Strange Terrains" a multi-media choreographic work in collaboration with J. Steel, 1991.

Grants (con't) Gillis, Susan. Recipient of Pittsburgh Foundation Grant for Film/Dance/Video Project, for "Strange Terrains" a multi-media dance performance in collaboration with J. Steel, 1991.

Gillis, Susan. Recipient of Pittsburgh Dance Council Choreographer's Continuum grant  1989 for "States of Her Mind" a choreographic work in collaboration with J. Steel.

Gillis, Susan.  Recipient of Pittsburgh Dance Council Choreographer's Continuum grant for "Unclassical Suite" a choreographic work in collaboration with J. Steel, 1993.

Gillis, Susan.  Recipient of Pittsburgh Foundation grant for "Strange Terrains" a multi-media choreographic work, 1992.

Gillis, Susan.  Recipient of Pittsburgh Dance Council Choreographer's Continuum grant for    "Uncommon Ground" a dance/film choreographic work, 1990.

Gillis, Susan.  Recipient of Mid-Atlantic Arts Media Fellowship for experimental dance video    "O" in collaboration with J. Steel and R. Strothman, 1985.

Gillis, Susan.  Recipient of PA Council on the Arts Media Fellowhip for experimental dance    video in collaboration with J. Steel and R. Strothman, 1985.

Gillis, Susan.  Recipient of Pitttsburgh Foundation grant for experimental Video/Choreography    in collaboration with J. Steel and R. Strothman, 1985.

Office of Student Affairs recognition of teaching - letter of commendation, April, 2000

Nominated for 1999 Pennsylvania Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance Physical Education Teacher of the Year at the College/University Level

"Professional Honor Award" awarded by the PA State Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation  and Dance, December, 1993.

"Work of Special Distinction" award from the Ninth Annual Tokyo Video Festial, 1986.

Choreographic Award of the Pittsburgh Dance Council for "Songs of the Blowing Wind" a  collaboration with J. Steel, 1986.

"Silent Spring: Alarums and Excursions," Henry Heymann Theatre, University of Pittsburgh, February, 2001

"Orpheus In the Underworld", Tuesday Musical Club operetta, Stephen Foster Memorial Theater, May, 2000

"Moonshine", Gillis, Susan, Rosebud Cafe, The Move Studio, October, 1998.

"Remnants of Loch Hourn", Gillis, Susan and Judith K. Steel, Carpenter Center, Richmond, VA, January,    1998.

"Mes Amigas."  Gillis, Susan, Zinck Auditorium, Indiana University of PA, March, 1997.

"Roots and Wings."  Gillis, Susan, Miller Auditorium, Slippery Rock University, October,    1996.
 

"A Jive Case."  1996.  Gillis, Susan, Stephen Foster Memorial Theater, U. of Pittsburgh, April,    1996.

"Unclassical Suite." 1993.  Gillis/Steel, VA Commonwealth U., Chatham College.

"Strange Terrains."  1992.  Gillis/Steel,  A multi-media work.  Presented at the University of Pittsburgh.

"Public Access."  1992.  Gillis, S., Community College of Allegheny, Harrisburg Community College.

"Way Station."  1991.  Gillis, S., Community College of Allegheny, Three Rivers Arts Festival.

"Ladies of Distinction."  1990.  Gillis, S., University of Pittsburgh, Community College of Allegheny - Boyce Campus.

"In A Different Space."  1989.  Gillis, S., University of Pittsburgh.

"Heavy Date."  1989. Gillis, S., University of Pittsburgh.

"Singular Self."  1989. Gillis, S., University of Pittsburgh, Slippery Rock University.

"States of Her Mind."  Gillis/Steel, 1989.  Chatham College, Virginia Commonwealth University, Three Rivers Arts Festival, Harrisburg Community College.

"The Shape of Things to Come."  1988.  Gillis, S., University of Pittsburgh.

"Hair Do-ings."  1988.  Gillis, S., University of Pittsburgh.

"Rough Times."  1987.  Gillis, S., University of London, U.K., University of Pittsburgh.

"Songs of the Blowing Wind."  1986.  Gillis, S. and J. Steel, Chatham College, Ohio State University, University of Pittsburgh.

"O."  1984.  Gillis/Steel.   Also performed at the University of London, U.K., 1987.

"Slow Flower Drag."  1983.  Gillis, S.

"Court Dances."  1983.  Gillis, S.  A collaboration with Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble.

"Serenade."  1982.  Gillis, S.

"A Portrait of Willa."  1981.  Gillis, S.

"Danse Nouveau."  1980.  Gillis, S.

"L'Auto."  1980.  Gillis, S.

"E-Flat."  1979.  Gillis, S.

"Chair-isma."  1978.  Gillis, S.

"XX:  An Alloy Archive."  A 15 minute video montage of Dance Alloy from 1976 to 1996.  Compiled by S. Gillis and E. Limbach, November, 1995.

Television Performance.  Featured performer and choreographer for half hour WQED feature, "Dancers and
Dances," aired November 1983.

Television Performance.  "O" an experimental dance/video televised on public television WQED in Pittsburgh and WHYY in Philadelphia, 1986.

"O" an experimental dance/video was televised on Studio Thirteen, WQED, Pittsburgh, 1986.

Co- Founder and Director of the Arts Education Project a dance education program focused on making the arts accessible to all audiences.

Director for the Pitt Dance Ensemble, a University concert dance group, 1983 to present.

Director for PA Dancers in Concert, a annual dance concert produced for the PA State Assoc. for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, 1987-1996, 2001.

Co-Director for Gillis/Steel, 1985 to present.  Responsibilities included choreography and performance, artistic direction, booking and marketing, grant application and teaching.

Director for the Pittsburgh Dance Alloy, 1978-83.  Responsibilities included choreography and performance, teaching, artistic direction, booking, marketing, grant applications, and board development.

Produced "Gillis and Guests" a modern dance concert, University of Pittsburgh, 1987.

Produced "Gober/Gillis" a modern dance concert, University of Pittsburgh, 1989.

Produced "Dances by 5" a showcase of Pittsburgh modern dance concert, University of Pittsburgh, April and November 1985.

Produced "Choreographers At Large" a modern dance concert, 1988.

Currently writing a Dance Production text book with Barbara Thompson, technical director at Dance Alloy (Dance production is all the elements that go into making a concert but, by themselves, do not constitute a performance)