I believe that movement is a powerful tool and as a teacher, I see my role as an advocate, an encourager, and a mentor. I hope to highlight the beauty and technique that is found in this art form. I plan to instill joy, passion, and a love of dance through shifting the focus from extrinsic, to intrinsic motivation. Evaluating each dancer on her own physical terms, not comparing students to each other, and promoting self-discipline are ways in which I would hope to create this motivation shift.

           
             I value the insights one can gain from an anatomical understanding. Knowing the individual anatomical limitations and strengths of my students, gives me the ability to provide applicable corrections. Feedback, as a tool, should be given as constructive criticism. I also think that positive re-enforcement should go hand-and-hand with feedback. When it comes to cueing, I approach it through tactile, vocal and visual methods. Dancers have different learning styles so through using kinesthetic, auditory and visual communication, I can cater to a variety of approaches to learning.
 

            As a teacher, I believe that it is important to not drill my dancers with information, in order to fit them into a specific, stylized ideal. Instead, I would approach my classes as an opportunity to educate and teach my students. When it comes to creating a class, I believe that it is important to create concepts that thread cohesively throughout its entirety. Dancers are then given an overarching idea to focus on during each combination.