Interview with Nada Diachenko conducted by Nancy McElroy. Nada’s performing career included performing with Ethel Butler, being a soloist with Erick Hawkins Dance Company, founding/choreographing/directing her own NYC company, and serving as a guest artist throughout the US and abroad. Nada has studied a variety of somatic practices and is certified in Alexander technique. She brought her dance-based experience to Colorado as the Director of the CU dance program from 1989-2001. She continues as a Professor, teaching graduate and undergraduate classes. Her directorship provided the sustaining foundation of the CU dance program as it moved into the 21st Century.