Carisa Armstrong received a Master of Fine Arts in Dance, with concentration in pedagogy, performance, and choreography, from Case Western Reserve University. Her undergraduate degree is a Bachelor of Exercise and Sports Science with Teacher Certification in Dance from Southwest Texas State University. While at SWTSU, Carisa received the Connie Webb‑Brown Scholarship in Choreography/Performance. Since then, she has had the honor of performing works by Erick Hawkins, Diane Gray, Peter DiMuro, Kathy Dunn Hamrick, Louis Kavouras, Richard Dickenson, and Karen Potter. During her graduate years, Carisa taught several technique classes at Case, which lead to her receiving the Graduate Dean's Instructional Excellence Award. She also traveled to Milan, Italy where she was an assistant demonstrator at the NonSolo Danza Studio. After graduate school, she moved to NYC where she studied with numerous dancers in all genres of dance. Carisa currently is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Dance Program at Texas A&M University. She teaches a variety of technique courses, choreographs on students, performs her own works and those of guest artists, works with the Theater Program on special projects, and serves as the Costumer for the Dance Program. She is also certified in Pilates Mat. Carisa is an advisor for Dance Arts Society. She serves as Vice-President of Dance Elect for Texas Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance. Carisa is actively creating work to present at the University and in the professional realm. She serves as the co-artistic director for the Armstrong/Bergeron Dance Company, the professional dance company in residence at TAMU.