Oronde S. Sharif
- Senior Lecturer & Director of Undergraduate Studies
PUBLIC SERVICE (NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL) AND PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
- Member, International Association of Blacks in Dance
- Member, Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc,
- Coach, Nadia Track Club, Pittsburgh, Pa.
RECENT PUBLICATIONS
- Nativity: A Christmas Gift, Shona Sharif African Dance and Drum Ensemble Pittsburgh, PA, 2007
- Black Nativity, Shona Sharif African Dance and Drum Ensemble Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 2006
- Sarafina, Kuntu Repertory Theatre, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 2007
- Koniaya—The Wedding, KanKouran West African Dance Co. Washington, DC, 2005
- Circle of Praise—The Lincoln Center, KanKouran West African Dance Co. New York, 2005
RESEARCH INTERESTS
West African Dance, Afro-Caribbean Dance, Dunham Technique, African-American Dance
Education & Training
- MSW, University of Pittsburgh 1997, Specialization in Community Organizing
- BA, University of Pittsburgh 1995, Major in Africana Studies