The world of performance has always inspired me. As a child I would gather the neighborhood kids and organize a circus production. I would direct the gymnastics routines, choreograph a dance performance, and supply the clowns with whip cream pies, hula hoops, and objects with which to juggle. I was the dog trainer and would spend hours preparing the family mutt to perfect as many tricks as I could come up with. My brother kindly took to the role of magician; along with helping me invent, set up, and run carnival-like games in the yard. I recall having a lot of fun in the planning and execution of the circus(es,) and no adult help. It’s funny to look back on that now and realize that little has changed. Although

I don’t employ any clowns in my current work, I do

find that producing a show is satisfying in a way

that very few things are.
Dance, and specifically performance, universally

communicates in a language that most people

never learn, yet seem to know. My work as a

choreographer is deeply tied to the curiosity

that was sparked within me as a child,

yearning to find ways to express

without words and to offer

opportunities for others to

do the same.