# @lsu.dance on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DHGhOHysevU
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/30812026-lsudance-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-03-12T14:00:00.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** LSU Department of Dance (@lsu.dance) — https://gondola.cc/lsu.dance

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FACULTY SPOTLIGHT! 🔦

Introducing Claudio Ribeiro! Swipe through the Q+A to learn more about why Claudio loves teaching dance and read below to learn more about Claudio and his career. ⬇️

Claudio Ribeiro is a faculty member at Louisiana State University School of Theatre, head of dance, and graduate faculty. He teaches modern dance, dance composition, dance for acting graduate students, dance ensemble, dance history, intro to dance, improvisation, and aerial silks. Claudio was born in a small city called Volta Redonda in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and he became a dancer at the age of 14. His first classes were in jazz dance, but his teacher saw his talent and sent him to study ballet at GACEMSS Theatre, where he remained for nine years. After moving to Rio de Janeiro, Claudio joined the Ballet Company of Rio de Janeiro and worked with several small local companies. He was a member of the Deborah Colker Dance Company, one of Brazil’s most important contemporary dance companies, and toured worldwide. He also studied aerial acrobatics such as trapeze, fabric (silk), and rock climbing (significantly edited for scenic arts). 

Falling in love and moving to the US, Claudio studied American modern dance. He holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in dance from the University of Illinois and a Master of Fine Arts in dance from Montclair State University. He also studied massage therapy at the New York College of Health Profession and Florida College of Natural Health and is currently licensed and insured at the Florida State; training at the Florida College of Natural Health was in Movement Structural, Swedish Massage, Craniosacral Therapy, Russian Sports Massage, Acupressure, Reflexology, Shiatsu, Medical Massage, Asian Body Work, Chair massage among others.

#lsudance #lsu #facultyspotlight #geauxtigers #dance #dancer #choreography #moderndance

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| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LSU Department of Dance | @lsu.dance | https://gondola.cc/lsu.dance | Dance Team |
| Olivia Johnson | @oliviajohn_13 | https://gondola.cc/oliviajohn_13 | Social Media Specialist |

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choreography, dancer, facultyspotlight, geauxtigers, moderndance, lsu, dance, lsudance

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