A TEACHER'S STATEMENT

I want a dance that matters. Not only to an economy but to a humanity —an ecology. 

As an educator, I endeavor to integrate the body, mind, and soul through the dancing body towards the social spaces of human life.

Through my teaching I ask my student to endeavor into the realms of things that are unknown becoming familiar through consistency of engagement. And through that engagement and articulation a depth of “form” is realized.

In the studio, we have the opportunity to explore with verve, curiosity, and freedom that which outside the studio may be threatening and intimidating. The goal is to align one’s physical to mental, mental to soulful in order that one can discover the inevitable power of embodied authenticity. 

I am a legacy bearer and my form, which is a unique interpretation of what I have inherited, seeks a kinesthetic resonance that compels forth wrought ideas/concepts/notions through new form. 

I intend to offer this in an honest exchange with those who dare to come forth with an eagerness to learn, share, and move (from the inside out and all around), vigorously. 

The viability of my effort, as a teacher, can be summarized by this student statement, “I have never been part of a dance class that was both so intense and also so safe and calm at the same time.” (Temple Dance student)

Dance is a specialized education that requires time, effort, and consistency to make manifest the truth of its form through the engaged and committed dancing body and eager student.