Pamela Erickson

Lecturer of Theatre & Dance

Pam is a Cal Poly San Luis Obispo alumnus and is currently a dance faculty member at both Gonzaga University and Whitworth University. Her professional dance experience includes performances with the San Francisco Dance Theatre, Chamber Dance Ballet Company...

Portrait of Pamela Erickson

Contact Information

  • Office Hours Fall 2024

    Monday, & Wednesday: 12:00pm - 1:00pm
    Friday: 12:00pm - 1:00pm & 2:00pm - 3:00pm
    or by appointment

  • (509) 313-6083

Courses Taught

DANC 115: Ballet I

DANC 180: Intro to Dance

DANC 215: Ballet II

DANC 270: Dance History

DANC 315: Ballet III

DANC 415: Ballet Performance

DANC 471: Applied Dance Field Instruction

 


Pam is a Cal Poly San Luis Obispo alumnus and is currently a dance faculty member at both Gonzaga University and Whitworth University. Her professional dance experience includes performances with the San Francisco Dance Theatre, Chamber Dance Ballet Company SF and the Sphinx Jazz-Ballet Company of Vienna, Austria. Pam has taught master classes at many American College Dance Association Conferences and enjoys coaching young dancers for the Youth America Grand Prix ballet competitions. A highly sought after dance educator and adjudicator, Pam is a national judge for Spotlight Dance Competitions and the director of Gonzaga University’s annual Summer Dance Intensive.

In her area of research, Pam focuses on the need for diversity and inclusion in today’s Ballet climate and the past and present historical factors shaping a new dance perspective.