Joan Acocella | |
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 Acocella at the 2011 National Book Critics Circle Award nominations | |
| Born | Joan Barbara Ross April 13, 1945 San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Died | January 7, 2024 (aged 78) New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Education | University of California, Berkeley (BA) Rutgers University (PhD) |
| Occupation | Dance critic |
| Employer | The New Yorker |
| Spouse | Nicholas Acocella (divorced) |
| Partner | Noël Carroll |
| Children | 1 |
Joan Barbara Acocella (née Ross, April 13, 1945 – January 7, 2024) was an American dance critic and author. From 1998 to 2019, she was dance critic for The New Yorker. She also wrote for The New York Review of Books for 33 years and authored books on dance, literature, and psychology.