Christa Davis

Background

About Christa Davis

Dr. Christa A. Davis has been dancing all of her life. Her background includes performance, choreography, and dance instruction at PreK-Collegiate levels in private studio, community, public school, and university settings. Following her Ph.D. at the University of Idaho in kinesiology pedagogy with a dance emphasis, she was privileged to present research on KRUMP with at-risk youth and kinesthetic instruction (BLISS) at state, regional, national, and international conferences, and develop KRUMP curriculum. In 2017, she was named the College/University Master Dance Educator of the year by the National Dance Society (NDS) and in 2022 graduated from the NDS Leadership Academy.Dr. Davis is presently a professor of Kinesiology and Health at LCSC, in Lewiston, Idaho. She integrates dance with kinesthetic learning for future Movement Science practitioners and conducts research on KRUMP, Cultural Competence, and Functional Fitness. Her rich past and enthusiastic vision for the future – recently launched LC State’s (new NAIA sport) Competitive Dance Team! She stands in support, and will come alongside a new full-time coaching candidate, to take the team to the next level!