a difficult position

the new york times ran this article today, appraising the state of dance and performance studies in american universities. of particular interest are the persistent binaries of mind/body and practice/theory, still dogging curricula formation. also intriguing is the debate raised at the article’s end, regarding experience necessary to instruct at the post-secondary level; would not an instructional model that embraces practice/theory integration be taught well by a person with practical, theoretical, and academic experience?