Mr. DeBlieck’s teaching credits include faculty lecturer at the University of Hawaii (1995-1997), where he taught courses in modern dance technique and advanced Labanotation, Augsburg College (2005-2015) where he taught Creative Drama, Introduction to Theatre, Dance for Musical Theatre and Introduction to Dance, and at St Cloud State University (2009-2015) where he taught dance composition and global dance perspectives. David currently holds the position of Assistant Professor of Dance in the Theater Department at the College of St Benedict & St John’s University. Since 2010, David has conducted numerous workshops and residencies in the community through the Paramount Center for the Arts, including participation as a lead artist in the Growing Artful program funded by Aroha Philanthropies.

One thing I love about working with creative aging is connecting people to each other through movement. I love helping people discover their identity as a dancer at a time in their life when they might not have been expecting to do so. I also appreciate the focus and dedication my aging dancers apply to their craft.