MFA, 200 hour RYT, comprehensive Pilates certificationMission: To create a community of conscious, expressive movers. I am a Pilates, yoga, and dance educator with over 15 years experience of guiding people through movement practices. Currently, I teach private and group sessions at Body Aligned Pilates and Wellness in Tampa, Florida. I am also on the dance faculty at the University of Tampa. I enjoy recognizing the unique ways in which individuals choose to express themselves through movement. My research is driven by the principle that moving our bodies creates positive changes in our attitudes towards ourselves and those around us. My explorations on creating community through movement and the ethics of yoga have been presented at the International Somatic Dance Conference, the National Dance Education Organization Conference, and the Anne Frank Project Social Justice Conference. Performing experience: Dayton Contemporary Dance Company II (Dayton, Ohio), Janet Reed and Dancers (Buffalo, NY), the Bill Evans Dance Company (Rochester, NY), and STEAMROLLER Dance Company (San Francisco). Independently have shown work with Dance-Forms Productions in Croatia, Switzerland, Greece, Italy, Guatemala, and at the Edinburgh Festival Frinde in Scotland. Former co-director of Rochester Dance Project (Rochester, NY) and Mountain Movement Dance Company (El Paso, TX).