American College Dance Association Northwest Regional Conference, March 2023
Presentation/performance: "Shadows and Light". Performed by two Colorado Mesa University dance majors. Selected for performance in the curated Gala Concert.
Salt Lake City, UT.
East West Somatics Conference: Exploring Shin Somatics Curriculum and Narratives, January 2023
Presentation/performance: "Unfolding". Solo semi-improvisational performance exploring the relationship between somatic practices, performance/creative practice, and performative writing.
Zion, UT
National Dance Education Organization Annual Conference, October 2022
Presentation: "Improvisation in Ballet: Disrupting tradition to create new inroads". Interactive workshop exploring various pedagogical strategies and applications to diverse settings.
Atlanta, GA
Dance Studies Association, October 2022
Virtual presentation: "Somatic Ballet Pedagogy: Questioning traditions/Exploring possibilities"
Vancouver, Canada
Somatic Dance Conference and Performance Festival, July 2022
Presentation: "Improvisation in Ballet Class"
Panel/presentation: "Oh Those Words: Language for Movement and Transformation" (presented with Marin Roper and Sarah Donohue)
Geneva, NY
TED Talk, June 2022
"Moving to Connect"
Interactive presentation focusing on somatic practices and concluding with an improvisational performance. Creative collaborators/performers: Laura Bradley, Kara Farmer, Cassidy Phillips
Grand Junction, CO
EastWest Somatics Conference, December 2019
Somatics in Phenomenology, Performance, and Leadership
Presentation/performance: "Chapter(s)" Interactive, improvisational presentation and performance exploring kinesthetic empathy
Zion, UT
Emerging Pathways Within Somatic Movement and Dance Education NDEO special topic conference in partnership with ISMETA June 21-23, 2019
Presentation: "Somatic Ballet: Developing Awareness of Self, Other, and Community" Gibney Dance, New York, NY
ISU Wellness Symposium, May 2019
Presentation: "Movement Based Self-Care"
Idaho State University, Counseling Services, Pocatello, ID.
Positive Body Image Symposium
Presentation: "Body Stories--Discovering Connections through Movement, Awareness, and Expression" (2019)
Presentation: "Body Image and Dancer Wellness" (2018)
Idaho State University, Gender Resource Center, Pocatello, ID
Intermountain Gender and Sexuality Conference April 2018
Presentation: "No Manifesto--Challenging Expectations Regarding Gender and Dance" Idaho State University, Department of Communications, Pocatello, ID
Connections, Knowledge, and Leadership: A New Era in Dance Education NDEO National Conference October 4-7, 2018
Co-presentation: "Cultivating Empathy to Create Connection" Hyatt Regency, La Jolla, CA
Deepening through Dialogue: Effective Methods of Feedback in Dance Education and Beyond IDEO State Conference September 15, 2018
Presentation: "Somatic Practices and Technique class"
College of Southern Idaho, Twin Falls, ID
Somatic Dance Conference and Performance Festival July 11, 2018
Co-Presentation with Courtney World: "Cultivating Empathy to Create Connection"
Hobart William Smith Colleges, Geneva, NY
Somatic Dance Conference and Performance Festival July 14-17, 2016
Presentation: "Partnering the Space: A journey from inner to outer and back again" Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Geneva, NY
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