MFA in Dance, BA in Theater and Dance, Case Western Reserve University. Louis Kavouras joined the UNLV Dance Faculty in 1992. In 1994 he was elected chair of the department. Kavouras has been a principal dancer of the Erick Hawkins Dance Company and faculty member of the Erick Hawkins School of Dance since 1996. co-owner of Dance Teacher Web designed as an online resource for teachers worldwide.