Assistant Professor of Dance Contact Info elizabeth.stich@uga.edu Elizabeth Stich is an Assistant Professor at the University of Georgia, specializing in aerial and contemporary dance. She holds an MFA in Modern Dance from the University of Utah and is a Certified Laban/Bartenieff Movement Analyst (CLMA) through Integrated Movement Studies. Elizabeth studied aerial arts in the Professional Training Program at New England Center for Circus Arts. She has taught, choreographed, and developed aerial arts curriculum in recreational and higher education programs across the United States. Elizabeth's practice-research in aerial arts has been published in Choreographic Practices, Performance Research, Theatre, Dance, and Performance Training, and the Journal of Dance Education, and presented at numerous conferences. She is the author of Aerial Arts and Dance Improvisation: A Practical Guide to Creativity for Aerialists. Education: MFA, University of Utah Other Affiliations: Stich, E., with Hane, J. (in press). Aerial arts and dance improvisation: A pra… Stich, E., (2024). A choreographic method of mis/fit in aerial dance. Choreogra… Stich, E., (2024). Creature of habit(at): Habits of interaction in aerial dance… Stich, E., (2023). Negotiating two ropes and a bar: Performance training for ae… Hane, J., and Stich, E., (2023). The gift of embracing risk: Responsibility as …