I am a multiform dance and yoga instructor with over a decade of experience in dance studios, fitness and community centers, and higher education. I have taught ages 6-80 with a myriad of movement backgrounds, experiences, and abilities, each of which I strive to honor through carefully scaffolded instruction and attention to the individual. I center inclusivity, autonomy, collaborative learning and joy in my classrooms, supporting each student in their own individual learning journey. I also have several years of experience teaching lecture/seminar courses in higher education, primarily in dance history.

CV and teaching philosophy available upon request.

Lecture/Seminar Courses:

• Western Concert Dance: Renaissance through Present, Ohio State University: A General Education course for non-majors and minors examining aesthetic, cultural, and political themes of concert dance in Europe and the US. Topics include artists, companies, traditions, and innovations with attention to race, gender, and representation.

• History/Theory/Literature Special Topics: Dance Studies in Burlesque, Ohio State University: An elective course for dance majors and minors examining the politics and history of burlesque performance in the United States circa 1860s-present. Topics include major shifts in American burlesque, the Golden Age, and neo-burlesque, considering how race, gender, sexuality, class and place impact American burlesque performance.

• Dance in Popular Culture: Embodying American Identities, Ideas, and Cultures, Ohio State University: An online (Canvas) asynchronous General Education course for non-majors and minors examining American popular dance forms on stage, club, and screen with attention to gender, race, economic status, and age and the role of media and music in the dissemination of dance forms.

• Dance Appreciation, University of North Carolina-Greensboro (Teaching Assistant): An introductory General Education course for non-majors and minors studying a variety of dances in their cultural and historical contexts.

• Dance History: Dance in the US, University of North Carolina-Greensboro (Teaching Assistant): A course for dance majors and minors studying the history of concert and social dance in the United States, including Native American, African and European influences. Topics included ballet, modern, postmodern, diaspora, immigration, race, gender, disability, colonization, Orientalism, and African American dances.

Movement Practice Courses (Higher Education):

• Ballet Practice, Ohio State University: An intermediate/advanced ballet practice course for majors, minors, and graduate dance students.

• Yoga, Ohio State University: An undergraduate/graduate course open to any major, establishing an yoga practice incorporating asana, pranayama, meditation, and foundational introduction to yoga philosophy.

• Ballet 1 & 2, Loyola University New Orleans: Beginner and intermediate ballet courses open to any major

• Jazz Dance for Musicals 1 & 2, Loyola University New Orleans: Beginner and intermediate jazz dance courses for theatre and musical theatre majors and minors and open to other majors.

• Ballet Repertory, Loyola University New Orleans: An intermediate/advanced ballet course with the option for pointe work with instructor approval, covering ballet technique and classical ballet variations

• Ballroom Dance for Musicals, Loyola University New Orleans: An introduction to basic ballroom and social dances for theatre and musical theatre majors and minors

• Introduction to Ballet, University of North Carolina-Greensboro: An introduction to ballet technique for non-majors.

Movement Practice (Studio):

• Ballet: All levels of adult and children’s classical ballet drawing from the Cechetti and Vaganova styles

• Jazz: All levels of adult and children’s jazz dance drawing from musical theatre, Fosse, Luigi, and vernacular styles

• Modern/Contemporary: All levels of adult and children’s modern drawing from release, Graham, Limón, and Cunningham techniques

• Pre-pointe/Pointe: Develops core, ankle, and leg strength necessary for pointe work with barre work and conditioning

• Classical Variations: Variations from the classical ballet canon for intermediate and advanced level ballet students (children and adults) with the option for pointe work. Coaching also available.

• Yoga: Hatha, vinyasa, power flow, gentle flow, and restorative styles