Tuesday, September 19, 2023

Recent developments

I had such a full year last year in my first year as the dance department chair at Appomattox Regional Governor's School for the Arts & Technology in Petersburg, VA.  We expanded our guest artist program, travelled to New York City where my students performed with Johnnie Cruise Mercer at 92NY, and participated in both the Central Virginia Youth Dance Festival and the National High School Dance Festival.  

In January I was honored to provide a keynote address at the 2023 Eastwest Somatics Institute's annual conference in Springdale, UT.  On September 30, I will present Leading Dance with an Abundance Mindset at the National Dance Education Organization annual conference in Denver, CO. In November I will teach an Eastwest Somatics tutorial alongside Kelly Lester for the Eastwest Somatics Institute. 

In July I joined the board for Cora Dance Alleghany.  I look forward to helping this company, based in both Brooklyn, NY And Clifton Forge, VA grow and connect with its Virginia community.  

I'm looking forward to another year of exciting growth!