TEACHING

Dance education is a primary part of my artistry. I proudly count 27 years of cumulative work as a master dance educator in countless learning environments, from public school gyms to outdoor classrooms to universities. For ten years, I was the trailblazing studio director of Sound Space Performing Arts, the only urban dance conservatory of its kind in Philadelphia, with a principal focus on preserving and advancing percussive dance. It housed a children's program, an adult program, an artist residency program, and hosted performances, jams, master classes, community events and sliding-scale arts offerings in 19121.

Radical community access to arts education has been an important part of my educational work since the beginning and was a driving force behind Sound Space for my entire 10 years in business. For this work, I received a commendation from the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives in 2019. I am now focused on leading Philadelphia Youth Tap, a tap dance training program and performance ensemble that sustains the legacy of Philadelphia tap dance at Athletic Recreation Center in North Philadelphia. I am one of four teaching fellows in the Jacob’s Pillow Curriculum in Motion Institute and serve as community engagement teaching artist at the Pillow.