Jerel Hilding is currently associate professor of dance at the
University of Kansas. He teaches all levels of ballet, pointe,
repertory, pas de deux and rhythms and structures of music. In
addition to choreographing and assisting with the direction of
the University Dance Company, Hilding has collaborated with the
Kansas University Symphony Orchestra, the KU Opera and KU's Department
of Theatre & Film on musicals, opera and dance concerts.
As a principal dancer with the Joffrey Ballet for 15 years, Hilding performed in works by many of the 20th century's most influential choreographers, including Balanchine, Arpino, Robbins, Ashton, Cranko, Jooss, Massine, and Tharp. He directed the New Jersey Ballet's Artist-in-Education program and worked as an instructor for New York's City Center Theatre Outreach Program. He has taught throughout the country including New York, New Jersey, New Orleans, and the Midwest.
Hilding holds a bachelor's degree from Louisiana State University in New Orleans (now the University of New Orleans).
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