ABOUT ME

I have always been a storyteller. But for a long time, I didn’t know it. I never thought much about my innate emotional connection to music and choreography. Every dancer has things that come naturally. I was stretchy as all get-out, could jump for days and had an uncanny understanding of the story and style of choreography. I also had zero turnout and a weak port de bras. So, I worked (and worked and worked) on those things that didn’t come naturally.

Now, returning to the world of dance and seeing dancers (whose athleticism has increased tenfold from the time I trained) struggle to engage emotionally with material, I realize that storytelling with the body is not instinctual for everyone. But it can be learned.

My Background of…

• classical ballet training

• revue shows and musical theater

• actor training including the Meisner Technique and Practical Aesthetics with Atlantic Theater Company

• prizes won for short stories and screenplays…

  puts me in a rarified place — at the crossroads of dance, acting and story creation — a position that enables me to breakdown the elements of acting/storytelling for dancers. And I am truly grateful and very excited I get to share this knowledge with my students.