WINONA, Minn. – The Winona State University dance studio will be christened in the name of Gretchen Cohenour who taught dacce for 33 years. The day-long celebration begins at 1:15 p.m., Saturday, in Business Engagement Center in Somsen Hall. The growth of the university’s dance program has been credited o Cohenour’s integration of somatic practices, art making, interdisciplinary collaboration, meditation, yoga, and embodied movement research.

Cohenour. Retired dance prof since 2021.