David Olarte

David Olarte

Clinical Associate Professor,
School of Music, Dance and Theatre
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  • 1001 S Forest Mall Room 212 Tempe, AZ 85287, AZ 85287
  • Mail code: 2602
    Campus: Dtphx
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Student Information
Graduate Student
Theatre (Theatre and Performance of the Americas)
Herberger Institute

Long Bio

David Olarte is a Latinx social dancer who performed and taught salsa for the past 25 years, both nationally and internationally with the Seaon ‘Stylists’ Dance company and as director and founder of Stilo. David's research integrates a multidisciplinary approach towards social performance while bridging various communities. David is currently a Clinical Assistant Professor for ASU’s School of Music, Dance and Theatre, teaching Afro-Latin salsa social dance forms and supporting the student goals towards developing the salsa community on campus. He's currently pursuing a PhD in Theatre Performance of the Americas and researching where social dance lives within our communities. 

 

Education
  • Ph.D. Candidate. Theatre Performance of Americas, Arizona State University 2017 - Present
  • M.F.A. Dance (Creative Practice and Dance Education), Arizona State University 2016
  • M.A. Social and Cultural Pedagogy (Adult Education and Public Pedagogy), Arizona State University 2016
  • B.S. Public Affairs (Public Management, Business and Spanish), Indiana University-Bloomington 1999
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Teaching Website URL
https://www.davidolarte.com/
Courses
2026 Fall
Course Number Course Title
DCE 492 Honors Directed Study
DCE 493 Honors Thesis
DCE 501 Philosophy of Dance
DCE 680 Practicum
DCE 593 Applied Project
DCE 693 Applied Project
DCE 580 Practicum
DCE 160 Creative Practices I
THF 397 Prof Development Seminar
THF 397 Prof Development Seminar
DCE 584 Internship
DCE 484 Internship
DCE 306 History of Salsa: Afro-Latin
DCE 499 Individualized Instruction
DCE 139 Afro-Latin Salsa I
DCE 239 Afro-Latin Salsa II
DCE 339 Afro-Latin Salsa III
DCE 539 Graduate Afro-Latin
THF 497 Senior Project
DCE 494 Special Topics
2026 Summer
Course Number Course Title
DCE 306 History of Salsa: Afro-Latin
2026 Spring
Course Number Course Title
DCE 492 Honors Directed Study
DCE 499 Individualized Instruction
DCE 580 Practicum
DCE 494 Special Topics
DCE 680 Practicum
DCE 306 History of Salsa: Afro-Latin
DCE 239 Afro-Latin Salsa II
DCE 339 Afro-Latin Salsa III
DCE 132 First-Year Dance Techniques
THF 497 Senior Project
DCE 693 Applied Project
DCE 593 Applied Project
DCE 294 Special Topics
THF 397 Prof Development Seminar
DCE 539 Graduate Afro-Latin
DCE 590 Reading and Conference
DCE 584 Internship
DCE 598 Special Topics
THF 497 Senior Project
DCE 493 Honors Thesis
DCE 494 Special Topics
2025 Fall
Course Number Course Title
DCE 492 Honors Directed Study
DCE 493 Honors Thesis
DCE 501 Philosophy of Dance
DCE 680 Practicum
DCE 593 Applied Project
DCE 693 Applied Project
DCE 580 Practicum
DCE 160 Creative Practices I
DCE 494 Special Topics
THF 397 Prof Development Seminar
THF 397 Prof Development Seminar
DCE 584 Internship
DCE 484 Internship
DCE 499 Individualized Instruction
DCE 139 Afro-Latin Salsa I
DCE 239 Afro-Latin Salsa II
DCE 339 Afro-Latin Salsa III
DCE 539 Graduate Afro-Latin
THF 497 Senior Project
2025 Summer
Course Number Course Title
DCE 306 History of Salsa: Afro-Latin
DCE 484 Internship
DCE 484 Internship
DCE 125 Nonmajors Afro-Latin/Salsa I
2025 Spring
Course Number Course Title
DCE 492 Honors Directed Study
DCE 499 Individualized Instruction
DCE 580 Practicum
DCE 494 Special Topics
DCE 680 Practicum
DCE 306 History of Salsa: Afro-Latin
DCE 239 Afro-Latin Salsa II
DCE 339 Afro-Latin Salsa III
DCE 499 Individualized Instruction
DCE 132 First-Year Dance Techniques
DCE 598 Special Topics
THF 497 Senior Project
DCE 693 Applied Project
DCE 593 Applied Project
DCE 294 Special Topics
THF 397 Prof Development Seminar
DCE 539 Graduate Afro-Latin
DCE 590 Reading and Conference
DCE 584 Internship
DCE 598 Special Topics
THF 397 Prof Development Seminar
THF 497 Senior Project
DCE 493 Honors Thesis
2024 Fall
Course Number Course Title
DCE 492 Honors Directed Study
DCE 501 Philosophy of Dance
DCE 680 Practicum
DCE 593 Applied Project
DCE 693 Applied Project
DCE 580 Practicum
DCE 160 Creative Practices I
THF 397 Prof Development Seminar
THF 397 Prof Development Seminar
DCE 584 Internship
DCE 484 Internship
DCE 306 History of Salsa: Afro-Latin
DCE 499 Individualized Instruction
DCE 139 Afro-Latin I
DCE 239 Afro-Latin II
DCE 339 Afro-Latin III
DCE 539 Graduate Afro-Latin
2024 Summer
Course Number Course Title
DCE 306 History of Salsa: Afro-Latin
DCE 484 Internship
DCE 484 Internship
2024 Spring
Course Number Course Title
DCE 499 Individualized Instruction
DCE 580 Practicum
DCE 494 Special Topics
DCE 680 Practicum
DCE 494 Special Topics
DCE 598 Special Topics
DCE 306 History of Salsa: Afro-Latin
DCE 239 Afro-Latin II
DCE 339 Afro-Latin III
DCE 499 Individualized Instruction
DCE 132 First-Year Dance Techniques
DCE 598 Special Topics
THF 497 Senior Project
DCE 693 Applied Project
DCE 593 Applied Project
EDS 493 Honors Thesis
DCE 294 Special Topics
THF 397 Prof Development Seminar
2023 Fall
Course Number Course Title
DCE 501 Philosophy of Dance
DCE 680 Practicum
DCE 593 Applied Project
DCE 693 Applied Project
DCE 580 Practicum
DCE 160 Creative Practices I
DCE 598 Special Topics
THF 397 Prof Development Seminar
THF 397 Prof Development Seminar
DCE 584 Internship
DCE 484 Internship
DCE 125 Afro-Latin Salsa I
DCE 225 Afro-Latin/Salsa II
DCE 325 Afro-Latin/Salsa III
DCE 499 Individualized Instruction
2023 Summer
Course Number Course Title
DCE 306 History of Salsa: Afro-Latin
DCE 125 Afro-Latin Salsa I
DCE 484 Internship
DCE 484 Internship
2023 Spring
Course Number Course Title
DCE 225 Afro-Latin/Salsa II
DCE 499 Individualized Instruction
DCE 580 Practicum
DCE 494 Special Topics
DCE 680 Practicum
DCE 306 History of Salsa: Afro-Latin
DCE 239 Afro-Latin Movement Pract II
DCE 339 Afro-Latin Movement Pract III
DCE 499 Individualized Instruction
DCE 132 First-Year Dance Techniques
DCE 598 Special Topics
THF 497 Senior Project
DCE 693 Applied Project
DCE 593 Applied Project
THF 397 Prof Development Seminar
DCE 325 Afro-Latin/Salsa III
2022 Fall
Course Number Course Title
DCE 125 Afro-Latin Salsa I
DCE 680 Practicum
DCE 593 Applied Project
DCE 693 Applied Project
DCE 580 Practicum
DCE 160 Creative Practices I
DCE 239 Afro-Latin Movement Pract II
DCE 339 Afro-Latin Movement Pract III
DCE 598 Special Topics
THF 397 Prof Development Seminar
THF 397 Prof Development Seminar
DCE 584 Internship
DCE 484 Internship
DCE 125 Afro-Latin Salsa I
DCE 494 Special Topics
DCE 598 Special Topics
2022 Summer
Course Number Course Title
DCE 306 History of Salsa: Afro-Latin
DCE 125 Afro-Latin Salsa I
DCE 484 Internship
DCE 484 Internship
2022 Spring
Course Number Course Title
DCE 499 Individualized Instruction
DCE 580 Practicum
DCE 494 Special Topics
DCE 680 Practicum
DCE 125 Afro-Latin Salsa I
DCE 306 History of Salsa: Afro-Latin
DCE 139 Afro-Latin Movement Pract I
DCE 239 Afro-Latin Movement Pract II
DCE 339 Afro-Latin Movement Pract III
DCE 499 Individualized Instruction
DCE 132 Dance Techniques
DCE 294 Special Topics
DCE 598 Special Topics
THF 497 Senior Project
DCE 693 Applied Project
DCE 593 Applied Project
THF 397 Prof Development Seminar
2021 Fall
Course Number Course Title
DCE 680 Practicum
DCE 394 Special Topics
DCE 593 Applied Project
DCE 693 Applied Project
DCE 580 Practicum
DCE 160 Creative Practice I
DCE 139 Afro-Latin Movement Pract I
DCE 239 Afro-Latin Movement Pract II
DCE 339 Afro-Latin Movement Pract III
DCE 598 Special Topics
THF 397 Prof Development Seminar
THF 397 Prof Development Seminar
DCE 584 Internship
DCE 484 Internship
2021 Summer
Course Number Course Title
DCE 306 History of Salsa: Afro-Latin
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