Leslie
McConnell
Adjunct Professor
of Dance
lmcconnell1@ucok.edu
| Bio Lesli is a 1999 graduate of the University of Central Oklahoma, where she earned her Bachelor's of Science in Liberal Arts. She attended UCO on a scholarship received through the Kaleidoscope Dance Company, and spent four years touring and performing with the company. While in Kaleidoscope, Lesli was able to work with a wide variety of guest artists and renowned tap dancers such as Lara Teeter, Tony Coppola, and Bill Evans. Prior to UCO, she was a member of The Patti Parrish Dance Company, where she toured and competed all over the U.S. Lesli's dance background includes training in tap, jazz, classical ballet, modern, and ballroom dancing, although her first love has always been tap. She has taught and choreographed for numerous studios, and has been a member of the UCO dance faculty since 2000. |