Janet Schroeder is a percussive dance artist, scholar, and teacher, with particular interests in tap dance, Appalachian clogging, and body percussion. Her current research investigates the choreographic and representational strategies choreographers use to transfer the history and legacy of these dance forms to the stage, paying particular attention to representations of the complex ethnic and racial identities affiliated with each. Publications include “Choreographing Appalachia as America: The Hazards of Nostalgia on the Concert Stage” published in Dance Chronicle in 2020 and “Tap Dance and Cultural Memory: Shuffling with my Dancestors” forthcoming in 2021.
Schroeder holds a PhD in dance studies from The Ohio State University, an MFA in dance from SUNY Brockport, and a BFA in musical theatre from Ohio Northern University. She has served on faculty at University of North Carolina at Charlotte, University of Maryland-College Park, University at Buffalo, Syracuse University, and SUNY Brockport.