Bio:

Associate Professor of the Practice of Dance. Holds an M.A. in Dance from Ohio State University and is Certified by the Kundalini Research Institute to teach Kundalini Yoga. As Co-Artistic Director of 2 Near The Edge, a Durham-based duet dance company, she choreographs and maintains an active touring and residency schedule. Ms. Khalsa teaches Modern and Jazz techniques, Composition, Repertory, Kundalini Yoga & Sikh Dharma, and "The Art of Transformation", a freshman Focus course.

Education:

MA in Dance, Ohio State University, 1981

Specialties:

Choreography
Performance
Yoga
Technique

Research Interests:

Kundalini Yoga & Sikh Dharma, Modern & Jazz Dance, Theatre for Social Change

Areas of Interest:

Modern Dance
Jazz Dance
Kundalini Yoga
Sikh Dharma
Theatre for Social Change

  Choreography:

• Bring Me Your Breasts, Doris Duke Gardens, Duke University, Durham, NC, 2002
• Thoughtstream, Chapel Hill, NC, 2000
• Vi, Man Bites Dog Theatre, Durham, NC, 1999
• Woman Tree, December Dances, Duke University, 2001

• Two Near The Edge, Duet dance company, 1992-present

• Performing and teaching residency at Wakefield High School, Raleigh, NC, 2004/11/15-2004/11/17
• Teaching residency at Wakefield Middle School, Raleigh, NC, 2004/11/22

• 2 performances of Freedom Seekers, Martin Middle School, Raleigh, NC, 2004/02/18
• Community welcome of new Duke University Pres. Richard Brodhead, Family & Community Life Center in Lyon Park, Durham, NC, 2004/09/13
• Duke Dance Program's Choreolab, Reynolds Theatre, Duke University, 2004/03/27- 2004/03/28
• Music'n Motion Performance Series, Wellness Partners in the Arts Studio, Durham, NC, 2004/11/21
• Performance in honor of Dean Bill Chafe, Doris Duke Center, Duke Gardens, 2004/05/04
• Performance of Freedom Seekers, Wakefield High School, 2004/11/15
• Performance of Freedom Seekers, Lynn Road Elementary School, Raleigh, NC, 2004/04/15
• 2 Near The Edge 2002 Itinerary, January 1, 2002 - December 31, 2002
• 2003 2 NEAR THE EDGE ITINERARY, Throughout North Carolina, March 1, 2001 - March 1, 2012
• 2 Near The Edge 2001 Itinerary, January 1, 2001 - December 31, 2001
• Performance, Duke University, Rhode Island College, August 1, 2000 - December 31, 2000
• 2 NEAR THE EDGE 2000 ITINERARY, January 1, 2000 - December 31, 2000
• 2 NEAR THE EDGE 1999 ITINERARY, January 1, 1999 - December 31, 1999

• Advanced Kundalini Yoga & Meditation workshop, 3HO Winter Solstice Gathering, Lake Wales, FL, 2004/12/24

• Arts Forum, Charlotte, NC, 2000
• Seminar -- "The Relevance of Khalsa in the 21st Century", Richmond, VA, 2004/06/12
• Summer & Winter Solstice Gatherings, White Tantric Yoga, New Mexico, Florida, Tennessee, 2004
• Summer & Winter Solstice Gatherings, White Tantric Yoga, New Mexico, Florida, Georgia, Virginia, 2003
• Summer & Winter Solstice Yoga Retreats & White Tantric Yoga, Espanola, NM; Lake Wales, FL; Atlanta, GA; Knoxville, TN; Herndon, VA, 2001/2002
• Summer and Winter Solstice Gatherings; White Tantric Yoga, Espanola, NM; Lake Wales, FL; Atlanta, GA; Knoxville, TN; Herndon, VA, 2000
• Mothers 2000, St. Joseph's Historic Foundation, Durham, NC, April 30, 2000

• 2003 Mid-Atlantic American College Dance Festival, NC State University, Raleigh, NC, March, 2003