TEACHING PHILOSOPHY

I redefine how dancers engage with health and wellness by creating learning environments that are educational, experiential, and immediately applicable.

My approach to education is grounded in the belief that movement is an experience, and every experience helps shape the mover and is rooted in principles of physical literacy, strength and conditioning principles, and framework-based education for long term adherence, reference, and application.

I’m committed to giving dancers the tools to explore movement with curiosity and clarity. Through mentorship and guided education, I help dancers build awareness of their own physical capacity to support their strength, performance, and healing when needed, while fostering the long-term skills they need to move with confidence and autonomy.

In 2023, DANCEPREHAB was awarded Dance Education Organization of the Year by the International Association of Dance Medicine & Science for our educational efforts in our community and abroad.

See my upcoming and past teaching engagements below!

‘Training for Longevity” course | Chapman University

Guest movement session at The Juilliard School | April 2025

Upcoming Sessions/Lectures

  • June 2025 American Ballet Theatre Gillespie School Summer Intensive

  • June 2025 American Ballet Theatre JKO Summer Intensive (California)

  • July 2025 AH! A SUMMER DANCE PROGRAM

  • Aug 2025 Dance Educators Collective | Nashville, TN

  • Sept 2025 International Association of Dance Medicine and Science Session Presentations | Las Vegas, NV

Previous Educational Engagements

(Invited as Guest Lecture/Instructor capacity unless otherwise noted.)

2025

  • The Juilliard School | New York, NY

  • NYU Tisch | New York, NY

  • School of American Ballet | New York, NY

  • Chapman University Department of Dance | Orange, CA - created dance performance training  academic course for dance majors.

  • California State University, Long Beach Dance Program | Long Beach, CA

2024

  • Houston Ballet Academy | Houston, TX - guest lectures for students and HBA staff.

  • Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance | London, England. 

  • National Dance Education Organization National Conference | Seattle, WA  (Abstract Accepted, Not delivered due to scheduling conflict)

  • Santa Monica College | Santa Monica, CA

  • American Ballet Theatre National Training Curriculum Weekend Workshop | Costa Mesa, CA 

  • American Ballet Theatre Gillespie School Summer Intensive Prep Workshop | Costa Mesa, CA

  • California State University, Long Beach Dance Program | Long Beach, CA

2023

  • Debbie Allen Dance Academy Summer Intensive | Los Angeles, CA

  • National Dance Honors | Adrenaline Dance Convention | San Diego, CA

  • Dance/USA National Conference | Atlanta, GA

  • SUNY Brockport Dance Department | Brockport, NY

  • American Ballet Theatre Gillespie School Summer Intensive Prep Workshop | Costa Mesa, CA

  • American Ballet Theatre Gillespie School Young Dancer Summer Workshop | Costa Mesa, CA

  • California State University, Long Beach Dance Program | Long Beach, CA

2022

  • chuthis. Movement Intensive (CTMI) Guest Instructor | Houston, TX

  • California State University, Long Beach Dance Program | Long Beach, CA

  • Bridge Dance Project Conference | Denver, CO (Abstract accepted, Not delivered due to conference cancellation)

  • Performing Arts Athletic Trainer’s Society Guest Speaker

2021

  • chuthis. Movement Intensive (CTMI) | Scottsdale, AZ

  • Regional Dance America National Choreography Intensive

  • Laguna Dance Festival Summer Intensive | Laguna Beach, CA

2020

  • The Cypher Summit | USC Glorya Kaufman School of Dance | Los Angeles, CA - Discussion group facilitator

  • Los Angeles Contemporary Dance Company Workshop Series | Los Angeles, CA

  • Northwestern University Dance Department | Evanston, IL

  • AMDA | Hollywood, CA

2019

  • chuthis. Movement Intensive (CTMI) | Las Vegas NV

2018

  • International Association of Dance Medicine and Science Regional Meeting | Los Angeles, CA - Presenter

  • Performing Arts Medicine Association | Orange, CA - Presenter

2017

  • International Association of Dance Medicine and Science | Houston, TX - Presenter

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE

  • Lab Assistant Lecturer: Chapman University’s Department of Physical Therapy - Kinesiological Motion Assessment Lab (PT512L).

  • UC Irvine Dance Department Resident Physical Therapist

  • In-house staff physical therapist for major theme park in Anaheim, CA.

Youth Movement Artist Educational Experiences

Summer/Winter Intensives

Male Dance Connection

DANCE|PREHAB Sunday Sessions for Dance Educators