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Based in NJ/NYC, The Moving Architects connects people intimately to dance, focusing on creating female-centric collaborative dance works and community-based projects. We do this through performance of original works, educational movement programming for all ages, and public discourse via our popular podcast.As an artist, I create dance works that use feminist narratives and ideologies that are deeply explored through collaborative processes. We have an expansive definition of… Show more Based in NJ/NYC, The Moving Architects connects people intimately to dance, focusing on creating female-centric collaborative dance works and community-based projects. We do this through performance of original works, educational movement programming for all ages, and public discourse via our popular podcast.As an artist, I create dance works that use feminist narratives and ideologies that are deeply explored through collaborative processes. We have an expansive definition of feminine, delving into complex relationships and roles as mothers/caretakers, partners, and friends, and social dynamics that examine power dynamics and varied qualities and traits of gender. Through this we outwardly and dynamically embody current and historically lived approaches to the female experience.I work with artists in dance, visual arts, and sound in creative projects. At the heart of my work are the dance artists and their relationships to each other of trust, boldness, thoughtfulness, and risk. Physical and emotional power are central to my movement grammar; I am drawn to experiences of time through stillness, speed, and overexertion, and effects of weight through force, conflict, and strength. We collaborate with visual artists, incorporating textiles and interactive costumes and objects as they pertain to movement in order to create material and architectural landscapes to engage with physicality. We work with composers and musicians to imbed textures of sound, instrumentation, and rhythm. Our collaborative processes as a community involve experimentation and trust wherein I lead and facilitate as choreographer and director. From these perspectives we together create multi-faceted worlds for viewers to enter, experience, relate to, and reflect on.http://www.themovingarchitects.org Show less

“Movers & Shapers: A Dance Podcast”, hosted by Artistic Director Erin Carlisle Norton and produced by The Moving Architects, is a semi-monthly dance podcast that features interviews with those who “shape” the dance field, including choreographers, dancers, arts administrators, writers, creative collaborators, and educators. Launched in 2015 with 140+ interviews to date, podcasts are available anytime to download with the goal to share artists' personal stories with listeners as a means to… Show more “Movers & Shapers: A Dance Podcast”, hosted by Artistic Director Erin Carlisle Norton and produced by The Moving Architects, is a semi-monthly dance podcast that features interviews with those who “shape” the dance field, including choreographers, dancers, arts administrators, writers, creative collaborators, and educators. Launched in 2015 with 140+ interviews to date, podcasts are available anytime to download with the goal to share artists' personal stories with listeners as a means to connect dance communities across the country and to provide a dance archive for the field. Episodes are available to download on any podcast app and Spotify by searching "Movers & Shapers: A Dance Podcast." Show notes can be found at: www.themovingarchitects.org/podcasts Show less

Current Owner/Instructor at Align Pilates, located inside of Montclair Performance Health & Chiropractic in Upper Montclair, NJ.Certified Pilates instructor since 2005; trained at fromthecenter Pilates Studio in Chicago; certified through Pilates Method Alliance. Additional Barre trainings through Merrithew. Taught at notable studios/gyms including Club Pilates (Northern NJ), Right Balance Pilates (Delaware), Midtown Tennis Club (Chicago).Classical foundation with a… Show more Current Owner/Instructor at Align Pilates, located inside of Montclair Performance Health & Chiropractic in Upper Montclair, NJ.Certified Pilates instructor since 2005; trained at fromthecenter Pilates Studio in Chicago; certified through Pilates Method Alliance. Additional Barre trainings through Merrithew. Taught at notable studios/gyms including Club Pilates (Northern NJ), Right Balance Pilates (Delaware), Midtown Tennis Club (Chicago).Classical foundation with a contemporary fusion fitness twist! Ability to teach private, semi-private, group Pilates sessions on all equipment, mat, and with props (balls, bands, weights, magic circle) from beginning to advanced levels with and without modifications.Able to specialize for those with physical health concerns including post-physical therapy rehabilitation, chronic neck, shoulder, and low-back issues, and autoimmune diseases. Show less

Dance New Jersey creates opportunities for the New Jersey dance community to connect, learn, and share resources to keep dance thriving in our state. By cultivating wide diverse participation across the spectrum of dance styles and professional roles, Dance New Jersey seeks to build an equitable, inclusive community that elevates the role of dance in New Jersey's creative landscape. Members are encouraged to cooperate and collaborate to promote the success and vitality of our art form.

Graduate Assistant to Bebe Miller for "Tracing History" research and video installations, curated by Jerry Dannemiller in connection with choreography project "A History"Graduate Teaching Assistant, teaching courses in Laban Movement Analysis for Dance Majors, Composition for Minors, and Contemporary I for undergraduates