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Education

White Cloud Yoga Studio,(Gyrotonics) New York City, 1984-1993
Pilates Studio, New York City, 1972-1984
School of American Ballet, New York City, 1968-1972
Caymichael Patten, Acting, 1992-1993
Chuck Jones, Vocal Instruction, 1991-1992

Employment

Velocity, Seattle, WA Ballet Instructor,1999- present
City of Angels Ballet, Los Angeles, CA Ballet Instructor, 1997- present
Pacific Northwest Ballet School, Open Program, Ballet Instructor,1993-1999
Playwrights Horizons, New York City, ballet instructor, 1992-1993
Caymichael Patten Studio, New York City, instructor “Body Awarness for Actors”,1992-1993
Seattle Opera, Education Department, Movement for Singers, instructor 1998
Ballet Argentina, Buenos Aires, Guest Teacher,1998
Compania Nacional de Madrid/ Guest Teacher 2004
American Academy of Ballet/ summer 1994-present
Steps Studio/ NYC /guest teacher
Youth America Grand Prix/Judge 2004-present
Studio Danzaira/ Holland/Guest Teacher/2006 and 2007
National Theater Ballet/Narodni divadlo/Prague, Czech Republic/Guest Teacher/2006
Cornish College of the Arts/ Prepatory Dance
Spectrum Dance Theater/ current
Ballet British Columbia/Vancouver, Canada/ Company teacher and assistant ballet mistress/ November 2007

Performance Biography:
New York City Ballet, Principal Dancer, 1972-1993

Guest Appearances include:

Carole Armitage in Concert, Joyce Theater, New York City -1986
Giselle, with Alexander Gudonov -1984
Nureyev and Friends on Broadway -1983

Film Credits include:

“Choreography by Balanchine”, Dance in America,PBS
“Ray Charles in Concert with the New York City Ballet”, Live from Lincoln Center, PBS
“Apollo” with Mikhail Barishnikov and the American Ballet Theater, PBS
“Balanchine Celebration”, Live from Lincoln Center, PBS
“ Fancy Free” & “Antique Epigraphs”, Jerome Robbins, Live from Lincoln Center, PBS

Presentations:

"Shortcuts to Ballet Technique"
for the International Dance Medicine Conference in Stockholm, Sweden/ November 2005
"Two exercises designed to facilitate confidence, co-ordination and dimensional integrity"
Movement session for the IADMS Conference in West Palm Beach/ October 2006