Background
Woodbury, Joan Jones was born on September 21, 1927 in Cedar City, Utah, United States. Daughter of Lehi Milton and Bernella Elizabeth (Gardner) Jones.
dance company artistic administrator educator
Woodbury, Joan Jones was born on September 21, 1927 in Cedar City, Utah, United States. Daughter of Lehi Milton and Bernella Elizabeth (Gardner) Jones.
Student, Branch Agricultural College, Cedar City, 1945—1947. Bachelor of Science, University Wisconsin, 1949. Master of Science, University Wisconsin, 1951.
HHD (honorary), College Southern Utah, 1989.
Instructor University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1951. Professor modern dance U. Utah, Salt Lake City,1951. Company-artistic director Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company, Salt Lake City, 1964.
Artistic director Repertory Dance Theatre, Salt Lake City, 1966-1967.
Guest director Dance division Henry Saint Playhouse, New York City, 1969. Instructor danceNat. Conservatory, Lisbon, Portugal, 1974.
Instructor dance ContemporaryNat. Dance Consortium, Angers, France, 1980.
Consultant, instructor Dance in Education Conference, Melbourne, Sidney, Australia, 1980.
Assistant to director International Dance Course, Surrey, England, 1983. Member Dance International Conference Auckland, New Zealand, 1985. Guest instructor College for Dance and Education, Adelaide, Australia.
Choreographer: Wash, 1971, Number-Where Bird, 1977, Diverse Creatures, 1979, Poetics of Space, 1981, Refusal to Dance, 1981, 89, Doubles, 1983, Departures, 1985, Video Visions, 1986, In Stages, 1987, Unaccompanied Achilles, 1988, An Evening With Bobby McFerrin, 1988, Ladies, Ladies, Ladies, 1990, Episodes, 1990.
Company-author: (2 workbooks and 6 hour educational video) Teaching Dance Imporovisation, 1988. President Dancers, Incorporated., Georgia, 1979-1980.
Panelist National Education Association Artists in Education, Washington, 1983-1985.
President Dancers, Inc., Georgia, 1979—1980. Panelist National Education Association Artists in Education, Washington, 1983—1985. Member of Alliance for Health, Utah Education Association, National Dance Association, Dance United States of America, Phi Kappa Phi.
Married Charles Eugene Woodbury, August 10, 1952. Children: Todd Kerry, Charles Jeffrey, Jena.