Nicole Predki

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Nicole Predki

Senior Lecturer of Dance

Theatre and Dance

Office Hours

Tues/Thurs (hours vary by semester) or by appointment

Biography

Previously dancing in NYC and working in an Environmental Science laboratory, Nicole came to Colorado to complete an MFA in Dance/Interdisciplinary Performance with a focus in Alexander Technique. She has danced, both on the ground and in the air, with a variety of companies around the country and continues to study a wide variety of movement and compositional forms.

Research Interests

    Entrepreneurship, arts education, somatics, interdisciplinary composition forms, creative processes used in both arts and science

Teaching Interests

    Nicole teaches various forms of dance technique and composition, production, administration and entrepreneurship with an additional focus on interdisciplinary studies and somatics. She believes everyone is inherently creative and strives to bring that creativity out for them to explore.

Education

MFA in Dance

University of Colorado, Boulder

BS in Environmental Science

Columbia University

Published Works

    Hoffman, L. D., Melnick, A., Prater, B., Predki, B. N. . Stakeholder Activism. , Predki, B. N., Prater, R., Menick, A. . Creativity: A Pedagogy for Increased Student Engagement and Better Business Ideas. Small Business Institute, Predki, B. N. (2023). Dance Education, Creative Process, and Entrepreneurial Mindset. Dance Education in Practice/Taylor & Francis, 9(2), 29-33. https://doi.org/23734833.2023.2199627. Bechtold, D., Melnick, A., Predki, N., Prater, R. (2023). Passion or purpose: What Drives Entrepreneurial Success. Small Business Institute, Prater, R., Prediki, B. N. (2022). Preparing students for success in the 4th Industrial Revolution. Small Business Institute.