
Adelheid B. Strelick
Associate Professor
Dance, College of Arts and Sciences
Performing Arts Center 152
516.237.8543
abstrelick@adelphi.edu

Associate Professor
Dance, College of Arts and Sciences
Performing Arts Center 152
516.237.8543
abstrelick@adelphi.edu
-BFA in Dance, Hochschule f眉r Musik und Darstellende Kunst, Frankfurt am Main, Germany (Frankfurt University of Music and the Performing Arts), (1994)
-MA in Dance Education (in Higher Education and the Professions), with a concentration in American Ballet Theatre庐 (ABT) Ballet Pedagogy, New York University, Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development (2010)
-ABT® National Training Curriculum Certified Teacher (Primary - Level 7, including Partnering).
-Certified Level 1, 2, 3, & 4 Franklin Method® Educator.
A Soloist for 14 years with the ballet company of the Theater Ulm, Germany. Adelheid B. Strelick performed in classical/contemporary ballets choreographed by former members of William Forsythe's Ballet Frankfurt and others. Besides performing in Tanztheater, musical, opera, operetta, and theater pieces, she choreographed for the ballet, opera, and acting companies of Theater Ulm, including musicals and its outreach programs. Guest lecturing/teaching opportunities involve the ABT/NYU MA program, Dance Theatre of Harlem (DTH), and Paul Taylor Dance Company as well as at the ABT, DTH, and Taylor summer programs. As a member of the National Dance Educators Association, CORPS de Ballet International, Dance Studies Association, and the International Teaching Artists Collaborative, Adelheid contributes to the dance community in a scholarly fashion with presentations/workshops at conferences.
Adelheid's creative research focuses on belonging and community, as well as bringing social issues into the studio providing for a collaborative process engaging various student voices. Her dance technique courses center healthy and inclusive practices where individuality and artistry are of importance. Her choreography and dance history courses explore diversity in dance practices, choreographies, and approaches to creativity with the belief that dance is for everyone.