

Signature Movement School Education Programs
Multicultural awareness, finding one's inspiration and expression

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Fusion Dance:
This program has been developed to enable participants to understand, be inspired by and learn about different cultures through dance. It features Flamenco (Spain), Bharatanatyam (India), West African, Modern (USA), Latin, and Caribbean dance styles.
The goal of this program is for students to learn the differences, similarities, history and cultural aspects of each dance style. Students engage with this material through an embodied, experiential approach.
Spanish Language through Movement:
This multidisciplinary program was developed to enable participants to learn, interpret and understand Spanish language through movement.
The goal of this program is to foster learning of conversational skills in a new, fun way, for use in travel and daily life. The aim is for each participant to develop a love for Spanish culture and an excitement to learn more about this beautiful language. As a key aspect of cultural immersion, students learn Latin dance styles such as Salsa, Merengue and Bachata.
Transcending language prejudice through movement:
Lets have a conversation about language, being bilingual, having an accent and how one gets treated because of how one speaks. Lets listen to each others stories about language and its affects. We will be creative and explore the power that language has on the world through movement. My aim is that we find our respect for the languages of the world and to bring awareness that languages bring us together. Through movement explorations.
Environmental Justice Movement Education Program
In this program, students will discuss key environmental issues—such as climate change, water scarcity, ocean health, and species extinction—and consider how these challenges affect communities and ecosystems.
Students will explore these themes through creative movement. Using the body as a tool for inquiry, we will reflect on questions like: How can we help heal and protect our environment? These ideas will be expressed through guided movement activities.
This program integrates environmental education with artistic expression, encouraging students to think critically, move creatively, and engage with the world around them.
20+ years of teaching experience:
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Adult education non-credit programs of Vassar and Marist Colleges
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After school programs of public school systems of Poughkeepsie, Hyde Park, Beacon districts, Westchester county NY and more.
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Community centers such as Boys and Girls Clubs.
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Dance companies and art/dance schools around Boston, India, England and Zimbabwe.
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At Castle Island Bilingual montessori in Albany NY.
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The Middle Way School in Saugerties NY.
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Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, Bethel NY.
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River Arts Summer Camp Hastings-on-Hudson NY
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Caramoor music and cultural center in Katonah NY.
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Berkshire Pulse a dance studio in Housatonic, MA
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Pine Cobble School, Williamstown MA
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Stage the Change conference in Long Island NY
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and more.




