Avery Fisher Artist Program Oral History Project

Jody Arnhold

Founder of Dance Education Laboratory at 92Y; Personal Friend of Janet Fisher

An interview with Jody Arnhold conducted July 24, 2019 by Gerry Albarelli for the Columbia Center for Oral History, Avery Fisher Artist Program Oral History Project. 

Jody Arnhold is a dance instructor who, along with founding the Dance Education Laboratory, also created the Arnhold Graduate Dance Education Program at Hunter College. Hailed as the “visionary benefactor” behind the Doctorate in Dance Education at Teachers College Columbia University, she is also an engaged supporter of the New York City Public Education dance program. She was a close, personal friend of Janet Fisher.