LeAnne Smith Stedman is the Director of Dance at Texas State University and serves as Artistic Director of Opening Door Dance Theatre, founded with Karen Earl and Sandy Rodriguez in 1984.  A graduate of Case Western Reserve University, LeAnne has danced the works of Erick Hawkins, Kelly Holt, Kathryn Karipides, Wendy Hambidge, Louis Kavouras, Joan Hays and Karen Earl, among others.  Her choreography has been presented in Ohio, Minnesota, Oregon, Washington DC, Scotland, and Costa Rica. A previous recipient of the Presidential Award for Scholarly/Creative Activities, LeAnne continues to perform and teach throughout the United States.