TEACHING OBJECTIVE: To utilize my extensive experience in ballet and modern dance to teach children and adults about movement and that dance is an extension of life itself.
DANCE EDUCATION: 1971-1990
Classical Ballet 1971-1990
Modern Dance 1977-1990
Schools:
Conservatory of Music
Arts Educational School-London
School of American Ballet-scholarship
Pennsylvania Ballet School-scholarship
Martha Graham School of Contemporary Dance
Indiana University, Bloomington-scholarship
Teachers:
Stanley Williams
Martha Graham
Bertram Ross
Maggie Black
Mary Anthony
Paul Sanasardo
Joel Dabin
Marjorie Mussman
Nicholas Beryozzof
ADDITIONAL EDUCATION:
Eastleigh College, U.K.-French Cuisine, Student of the Year, Certificate 1992
Orange Coast College, California-AA degree in Mathematics, 1999
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)-BA degree in History, 2003
PERFORMING EXPERIENCE: 1978-1990
Guest soloist with affiliates of New York City Ballet
Appeared in a film by Pearl Lang
(Principle dancer with Martha Graham Company)
Companies:
Kansas City Ballet
Lyric Opera of Kansas City
Duluth Ballet-soloist
Martha Graham Ensemble
Bertram Ross Dance Company
Mary Anthony Dance Theater
Ballet Hispanico-New York
Frank Ohman N.Y. Dance Th. (Lois Bewley)-soloist
Ayako Uchiyama Dance Theater (Kabuki)-soloist
Paul Sanasardo Dance Theater-soloist
Binghamton Ballet-guest soloist
Range of Repertory Performed:
Allegro Brillante -George Balanchine
Pas de Dix -George Balanchine
Mobile -Tom Rudd
Classical Symphony -Todd Bolender
Diversion of Angels -Martha Graham
Departures and Endings -Bertram Ross
TEACHING EXPERIENCE: 1985-87,1990-1991,1993-1999,2001-PRESENT
Provide web site for performing arts students 2001-PRESENT
Tanze Foriam-Vienna, Austria
Mary Anthony Dance Theater-New York City
Newport Ballet-California
Irvine Fine Arts Center-California
Huntington Beach Center-California
Portland Community Ballet-Oregon
WRITING EXPERIENCE: 2006-PRESENT
Ingrained Way of Living (2006)
Links Between Communication Competency and Social Competency During and After an Artist's Career—Impact and Ramifications over Time for the Artist (2014)
The Truth About Dance (2015)
