More information about salsa dance & my experience with it…

I teach dance and movement classes that integrate principles of anatomy, body connectivity and body dynamics.

I approach dance and therapeutic movement using principles of Rudolf Laban and Irmgard Bartenieff.  I am a Certified Laban Movement Analyst (CLMA) and am a Registered Somatic Movement Therapist (RSMT) with the International Somatic Movement Educators Therapy Association (ISMETA).  I received my CLMA through Integrated Movement Studies at the University of Utah with Janice Meaden, Peggy Hackney, and Cadence Whittier. (more background and training to be updated here)

I integrate principles from Laban Movement Analysis (LMA) and Bartenieff Fundamentals (BF) in my ballroom classes, and tailor workshops for dancers, seniors, and those with Parkinson's to facilitate embodied dancing and movement education based on LMA, BF, and other somatic practices, such as Body-Mind Centering (Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen). 

Rudolf Laban and Irmgard Bartenieff were pioneers of thinking and sensing about movement, space, quality of movement, body function, spatial intention, expression, and weight. Inner/outer, function/expression, and space harmony in particular are key concepts that are well suited towards embodied dance in ballroom-style dances.  

I believe that movement is therapeutic.  I facilitate, witness, and guide an individual towards self-expression through movement.  This is possible even through structured dances such as ballroom or partner dancing. My goal is to facilitate self-expression as a rich resource inside each dancer.  

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