Cynthia Newland
VICE PRESIDENT
MFA in Dance, Arizona State University / BFA in Dance, George Mason University
Cynthia A. Newland earned her MFA in Dance from Arizona State University, with an emphasis on choreography and performance and BFA in Dance from George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia.
Ms. Newland is the founding Director of Feet Speak Dance. Prior to her appointment at Belhaven University as the Chair of Dance, Ms.
Newland served as director for New Field Dance Theater, East Bay of San Francisco. For nearly three decades she has traveled nationally
and internationally as a teacher, choreographer, and performer working with varied arts organizations and institutions such as Campus
Crusade for Christ, Children of the World, International Christian Embassy, Intervarsity, Operation Mobilization International, International Christian Dance Fellowship, Youth With a Mission, Project Dance, Christians in Theater Arts, and in Korea, Dong Ah
Institute of Media and Arts, Hang Yang ERICA University and FEBC.
A portion of her work and artistic endeavors has been in the realm of inclusive dance where she has created numerous choreographed
works for people with and without disabilities, which have been presented in the United States through VSA International and USA
International Ballet Competition.
She has received recognition as a recipient of the Higher Education Awards from the Mississippi Alliance for Arts Education including
the Lifetime Achievement Award and the Humanities Teacher Award by the Mississippi Humanities Council. At Belhaven University she
has served on the Faculty Council and Education Advisory Council. She has served on the board and/or held membership with USA IBC
(International Ballet Competition), Mississippi Alliance for Arts Education, ACDFA, Alabama Dance Council, CORD, Dance Camera West,
NDEO, Performing Arts Medical Association and Screen Dance. Ms. Newland has also been a presenter for NASD’s Annual Conferences.
She is honored to be in affiliation with YPAD supporting the work in advocacy for youth in dance and a board member of Ballet Hartford.
Currently, as the founder of Alible3, she offers wellness education, teaches part time at Belhaven University, directs Feet Speak Dance and travels nationally and internationally providing dance training, presentations and choreography, as well as offering equipping tools for all
ages on “Nourishing the Body, Soul and Spirit”.