Joyful Alignment and Movement

Introduction: I have nearly twenty years of experience as a dancer and danced pre professionally for a variety of professional dance companies (mostly ballet and modern dance), before choosing to change directions and study math at university (where I still continued to pursue dancing). I spent many of my adolescent years working with children as a dance teacher and choreographer and have provided friends and family with private yoga and Pilates lessons for years. My approach combines both expressive and technical elements so that students can develop artistically while improving their technique. I believe that strong technique and alignment are crucial for advancement in dance or yoga. Building proper technique, especially for young children, lays the proper foundation for greater improvement throughout the course of one's dance career and also is the best way to protect from injury. I also believe that both dancing and yoga are very spiritual physical practices and it is important that those studying either discipline are able to find that connection within their own bodies. In my opinion and experience, the best dance training explores both facets of movement.