Hobart and William Smith Colleges

This week we celebrate the late Cadence Whittier, professor of dance, celebrated artist, advocate for inclusion in the arts and author, who touched the lives of thousands of students, colleagues and friends for the past two decades. Here, she performs “BeMused” during a rehearsal for the Faculty Dance Concert in 2008.

Teaching class in 2019.

Leading a workshop during the Disability in the Arts Dance forum in 2011.

Using a model skeleton to discuss bone function and performance during a movement class in 2018.

Posing with her students in 2017.

With Associate Professor of Dance Michelle Ikle during the Faculty Dance Concert in 2009.

Honored as the Civically Engaged Faculty Member of the Year in 2019.

Engaging with students during the Fisher Center’s “Unpacking Bystanders” event.

Posing for a photo at the Cracker Factory in 2010. The photo was used for a concert poster.

Participating in an improv performance with her students during the Arts Experience Gala in 2015.

Performing “Off” in 2007.

In 2015, HWS Dance faculty Kelly Johnson, Cadence Whittier, Donna Davenport, Michelle Ikle and Cynthia Williams gather for a photo in Winn Seeley Gym.

An expert on ballet with an emphasis on Laban/Bartenieff Movement Analysis (L/BMA), Whittier performs in the Faculty Dance Concert in 2008.

Teaching class in 2012.

Performing in the President’s Garage Band during Senior Week of 2015.

A faculty dance rehearsal in 2012.

Rehearsing at the Cracker Factory in 2011 for a performance using recycled items from campus.