Osher Lifelong Learning Institute

at the University of Massachusetts Boston

Maps & Directions

Faculty & Staff

Sharon Montella

  • Facilitator Lecturer in Performing Arts, College of Liberal Arts
  • Telephone: 617.287.5640

Areas of Expertise

Choreography

Degrees

MFA, Boston Conservatory

Additional Information

Sharon Montella holds an MFA from The Boston Conservatory where she wrote her thesis on hip hop. She has choreographed events for Justin Timberlake and members of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre. Sharon teaches hip hop and multicultural dance at UMass Boston and Pine Manor College in Chestnut Hill.

1 Brown Bag:
The History and Evolution of Hip Hop Dance