Faculty and Staff
Director, School of Dance & Professor, CVPA
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.
Programming and Engagement Manager, Center for the Arts, CVPA and Adjunct Faculty, School of Dance, CVPA
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.
Adjunct Faculty, School of Dance, CVPA
David Arce, born in San Diego, California, began his training at Ballet Yuma (AZ) with Jon Cristofori and Kathleen Sinclair. He then danced with San Francisco Ballet for 13 seasons, Artistic Director of Juline Regional Youth Ballet for 10 seasons...
Adjunct Faculty, School of Dance, CVPA
Celine Berthaud began her formal dance training at the Boston Arts Academy where she graduated as a Dance Major. Upon graduation, she attended George Mason University on a performance scholarship receiving her Bachelors in the Fine Arts for Dance.
Assistant Professor, School of Dance, CVPA
Shaun Boyle is a dance practitioner and educator with research interests in classical and contemporary ballet, modern/contemporary dance, and choreographic practice.
Office Manager, School of Dance, CVPA
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.
Adjunct Faculty, School of Dance, CVPA
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.
Adjunct Faculty, School of Dance, CVPA
Zahra Carpenter, a Washington, D.C. native, is a dance educator advocating for safe dance environment guidelines, onsite or local dance healing practitioners, and acceptance for many minority dancers.
Adjunct Faculty, School of Dance, CVPA
Paul Cassens is a principal dancer with the D.C. Casineros, a role which has given him the opportunity to perform, teach, and choreograph with the company throughout the United States and abroad.
Adjunct Faculty, School of Dance, CVPA
Lori Clark is a full-time dancer/choreographer and holds a Masters Degree in Dance from American University.
Adjunct Faculty, School of Dance, CVPA
Antoinette Hercules Connell, who is originally from Trinidad & Tobago, has been a performing member with the Kankouran West African Dance Company for the past thirty-five years.
Professor Emeritus, School of Dance, CVPA
Retired since 2021, Professor Emeritus Buffy Price earned her Masters from New York University and has taught for the George Mason University School of Dance since 1991. She served as Associate Chair from 2002-2003 and Chair of the Dance Department, then Director of the School of Dance from 2003-2013.