Studio Stories: Reminiscing on Twin Cities Dance with Dana Kassel - Season 6, Episode 75

Dana K. Kassel (she/her/hers) is currently Program Director
for the McKnight Fellowship Programs for Dancers and
Choreographers. She brings a wealth of experience to the position
with her long history as a performer and a highly skilled and
respected administrator. 

She served in an administrative capacity for several Twin Cities
dance organizations, including Threads Dance Project, Voices of
Sepharad, Corning Dances & Company, and for
writer/choreographer Judith Brin Ingber. She was Co-Coordinator of
the Minnesota SAGE Awards for over twelve years, has been an
advisory member for DanceMN, and a board member for Young Dance. In
addition, she worked in event management and catering for over two
decades. 

Kassel graduated from the University of Minnesota Dance program in
1992; she was a company member in JAZZDANCE by Danny Buraczeski;
and danced with Cathy Young and Zenon Dance Company, among others.
In recent years Kassel has performed with Laurie Van Wieren, the
New Standards Holiday Show, in Rhythmically Speaking, and as part
of Choreographers’ Evening at the Walker Art Center.