Mrs Kate Rogan

Biography

Kate Rogan (nee McMonagle) MSc, FHEA, PGCHE, BA hons, Dip. is a Senior Lecturer in Dance (0.5 fte) at Middlesex University. Kate joined Middlesex in 2006, where her teaching has included: Humphrey-Limon based technique and performance, Teaching Dance Technique, Dance Science, Fitness, and Pilates.  Kate trained at London Studio Centre and Millennium Dance 2000 and has danced professionally in David Bintley’s Samson et Dalila at the Royal Opera House (Covent Garden), trade shows in the UK and Europe, and later specialised in the technique and work of Doris Humphrey. Kate became a Humphrey based technique teacher under the mentorship of Dr Lesley Main, further developed in 2008 and 2009 under respective Humphrey/Weidman/Limon specialists Gail Corbin, Deborah Carr and Jim May through the Doris Humphrey Society (Chicago) (supported by the 2009 Lisa Ullmann scholarship). Kate later further developed her Limon technique teacher training through the Limon Institute (New York), completing Teaching Contemporary Limon with Alan Danielson and Geraldine Cardiel in 2011, and the Limon Teachers Workshop with Kurt Douglas and Kristen Foote in 2023. Kate holds a Professional Diploma in Performance from Millennium Dance 2000, BA Hons Dance (Science) from Middlesex University, PGCHE from Middlesex University, MSc Dance Science from the University of Wolverhampton, and is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. Kate is also a qualified Pilates teacher (Pilates Foundation: The Place), Level 4 Strength and Conditioning Coach, Exercise to Music instructor, and Lecturer in Physical Development (Pilates) (0.3fte) at London Contemporary Dance School (The Place). Kate is a board member and Trustee of the Doris Humphrey Foundation UK, member of the International Association of Dance Medicine and Science (IADMS), and External Examiner for Millennium Performing Arts. Kate’s research interests are two-fold: Health for Dancers (notably how applied dance science can enhance dancers' psychological and physical health, wellbeing, and performance), and Dance for Health (with a particular interest in how dance can support individuals impacted by cancer in collaboration with Move Dance Feel). Kate’s research has been presented at IADMS conferences, and published in Medical Problems for Performing Artists, Journal of Dance Education, and Kate co-developed the Dance Fitness Indicator© (DFI) (https://dancefitnessindicator.com/).  

Teaching

BA Dance Programmes: Dance Technique, Dance Science, Pilates, Teaching Dance Technique, Dance Science Research Project Supervisor.

BA / MA Professional Arts Practice Programmes: Supervisor.