dance faculty

Susan Brionez, Office Manager, School of Dance, has been at Mason for nearly fifteen years.  After 13+ years as Assistant to the Associate Dean of Undergraduate Programs/Office Manager in the Volgenau School of Engineering, Susan transitioned to the artistic side of higher education.

Kimberly Harris joined the College of Visual and Performing Arts as the Office Manager in fall 2009 and later became the Administrative and Education Support Specialist. Currently she serves as the Academic Program Manager.

Vic Adebusola is a seasoned dancer, instructor, and arts manager. Vic is the Commercial Dance Director for Metropolitan School of the Arts, leading the organization's after-school hip-hop and contemporary dance programs.

Shaun Boyle is a dance practitioner and educator with research interests in classical and contemporary ballet, modern/contemporary dance, and choreographic practice.

Roxann Morgan Rowley completed her MFA in dance at George Mason University and her BA in dance at George Washington University.

Erin Du received her formal ballet training at Princeton Ballet School. In her senior year of high school, Ms. Du was invited by then Artistic Director of American Repertory Ballet, Septime Webre to join ARB.

Dr. Jena Hansen-Honeycutt has worked at George Mason University since 2016 as a certified and licensed athletic trainer for the School of Dance.

Born in New York City, Ethan was the fifth member of his family to dance with American Ballet Theatre. His parents, Isabel and Kelly Brown, and sisters, Leslie Browne and Elizabeth Laing, also spent their entire dance careers with ABT.

Susan Shields became the Director of the School of Dance again in June 2024. She is the recipient of the 2006 Choo-San Goh Award for Choreography, has created dances for numerous professional companies and universities.

Born and raised in the Chicago area, Elizabeth Spatz began her study of dance at the Ruth Page Foundation with Larry Long and the Chicago City Ballet with Maria Tallchief.