I am a long standing member of state and national dance organizations and therefore I am influenced greatly by the elements of teaching which enhance the students' broadest possible understanding of their chosen discipline. In the studio or classroom, regardless of age or level, I adhere to a curriculum format which follows the National Standards and allows for each student to Create, Perform and Respond. Additionally, I fully recognize and encourage an individual's gifts that are expressed through talents outside of the field and guide them in integrating life experiences, natural gifts, and technically mastered skills with hopes, dreams and aspirations.

      I teach to the individual. I teach process, not product. I have faith that the product is inherent in the realization of the individual's approach to process and it is valued first by the individual's personal and artistic growth and second, by those most touched by that student's performance or leadership. At that point, the value can be assessed by a mentor and finally, the audience, if appropriate. A teacher's role in dance is to balance the integrity of the art form, including its history, its current state and its future, with the integrity of the individual and the self-expression necessary to make true contributions to both the art form and the individual's personal growth.