D A N C E

I believe in dance class as a space where we can honor the bodies that we have and learn to use them more efficiently and joyfully. As an educator, I am skilled at creating an environment of trust and co-creation in which students feel free to take risks and embolden their artistry. My classes explore technique through accessible yet rigorous anatomical explorations, improvisational prompts, and choreographic material.  My teaching is resourced from my study of and continued engagement with a variety of dance forms and somatic modalities including Body Mind Centering, Pilates, Alexander Technique, Feldenkrais, Contact Improvisation, release techniques, Jazz, House, Modern, and Post-Modern dance forms. My classes involve play, partner work, and group improvisation in every class; I believe that being in relationship (with self, other, community, earth) is a vital part of any movement practice. I offer explorations of form/function as well as imagery/prompts/scores that help expand students’ capacity for creative articulation as movers. My classes aim to empower individuals by deepening anatomical knowledge and proprioceptive activation through somatic inquiry and exploration.

PUBLIC TEACHING CALENDAR SPRING 2024:

Open Level Community Dance Class at Berkshire Pulse

• Tuesdays 4:15 - 5:30pm

• January 16th - May 27th

• This open level dance class draws from contemporary dance as well as social dance forms. We will move in a full-bodied way that is all about dancing together, exploring rhythm, and not “getting it right”. You can expect a warm up that generates heat and drops us into our bodies, movement material and open scores, and some fun choreography!

Int/Adv Contemporary Modern Dance at Northampton Center for the Arts

• Fridays in March (March 1, 8, 15, 22, 29)

• 4:30 - 6pm

• $10-25 sliding scale, drop ins welcome!