
DANCE MONKS | Photographer: Eric Koziol

DANCE MONKS | Photographer: Edi Hirose



DANCE MONKS | Photographer: Edi Hirose




TEACHING EXPERIENCE HIGHLIGHTS
UNIVERSITY TEACHING
WINONA STATE UNIVERSITY (MN)
Guest Lecturer on Site-specific Performance and Movement Ecology
STANFORD UNIVERSITY (CA)
Guest Artist Residency with Rodrigo Esteva at Empathy Lab, an interdisciplinary collaboration between Krista DeNio (Artist) and Lochlann Jain (Stanford University Professor of Anthropology)
EL PASO COMMUNITY COLLEGE (TX)
Guest Faculty at El Paso Community College Dance Department teaching Release Techique, Improvisation and Compostition (Taught in Spanish and English)
UNIVERSIDAD VERACRUZANA (UNIVERSITY OF VERACRUZ), XALAPA, MEXICO
Guest Faculty at Universidad Veracruzana Dance Department teaching Contemporary Technique and Improvisation/Compostion (Taught in Spanish)
QUEENS COLLEGE SUMMER DANCE (NYC)
Summer Dance Faculty at Queens College teaching Contemporary Technique and Improvisation while in residence with Pearson/Widrig Dance Theater (NY)
CONNECTICUT COLLEGE (CT)
Master Class of Contemporary Technique as part of Site-Specific Performance residency of A Curious Invasion with Pearson Widrig Dance Theater (NY)
BARD COLLEGE (NY)
Master Class of Improvisation and Site-Specific Performance at Bard College Dance Department
UNIVERSITY OF THE AMERICAS (UNIVERSIDAD DE LAS AMERICAS) PUEBLA, MEXICO
Guest Faculty at UDLAP Dance Theater Department teaching Contemporary Technique, Improvisation and Somatics
GODDARD COLLEGE (VT)
Guest Artist residency teaching Movement Matters: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Education through the Arts
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT BERKELEY (CA)
Guest Faculty at UC Berkeley Dance and Theater Department teaching Contemporary Technique and lecture on Site-Specific Dance as Environmental Education
MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE (VT)
Summer Residency at Summer Language Institute and Dance Department teaching Contemporary Technique and Improvisation (Taught in Spanish)
UNIVERSIDAD IBEROAMERICANA (UNIVERSITY IBEROAMERICANA (MEXICO CITY)
Guest Faculty at Universidad IberoAmericana Theater Department teaching Movement for Actors (Taught in Spanish)
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND (MD)
Guest Faculty at University of Maryland's Dance Department teaching Contemporary Technique and Improvisation
KEENE STATE COLLEGE (NH)
Guest Artist Residency with Pearson/Widrig Dance Theater (NY) teaching Contemporary Technique and Improvisation
TEACHING AT FESTIVALS AND PROGRAMS
OO'KOT INTERNATIONAL DANCE FESTIVAL (YUCATAN, MEXICO)
Co-founding Director and curator with Rodrigo Esteva | Invited Guest Faculty: Dr. Yanique Hume (Jamaica), Mijail Rojas (Cuba), Erika Suarez (Mexico) (Taught in Spanish)
ESSENCE OF EMBODIMENT FESTIVAL (NJ)
Guest Artist teaching Movement Meditation: Self-Acupressure for Emotional Balancing
TUMÁKA'T (MERIDA, MEXICO)
Guest Faculty teaching Contemporary Technique, Improvisation, and Composition for Professional Dancers (Taught in Spanish)
DANZA TUPAC (LIMA, PERU)
Guest Faculty teaching Contemporary Technique, Improvisation and Composition for Professional Dancers (Taught in Spanish)
ESPACIO ABIERTO & X ESPACIO (MEXICO CITY)
Workshop teaching Contemporary Technique, Improvisation and Composition (Taught in Spanish)
ENCUENTRO NACIONAL DE DANZA CONTEMPORANEA/ NATIONAL ENCOUNTER OF CONTEMPORY DANCE (QUERETERO, MÉXICO)
Summer Dance Faculty teaching Contemporary Technique, Improvisation and Composition (Taught in Spanish)
FORAMEN BALLET (CUERNAVACA, MEXICO) Summer Dance Faculty teaching Contemporary Technique,
Improvisation and Composition (Taught in Spanish)
FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL YUCATÁN ESCÉNICA (MÉRIDA, MÉXICO)
Summer Dance Faculty teaching Contemporary Technique, Improvisation and Composition (Taught in Spanish)
KRIPALU CENTER FOR YOGA & HEALTH (MA) Workshop on Movement Meditations: Listening to the Land
BODY & SOUND FESTIVAL (SAN FRANCISCO)
Body and Sound workshop with Rodrigo Esteva and musician Laura Inserra (Italy) Curated encounters between Dohee Lee and Pauchi Sasaki, Djenane Saint-Juste and Mambo Florencia at KUNST STOFF (SF)
MIDSUMMER ARTS FESTIVAL (NY)
Summer Dance Faculty teaching Contemporary Technique,
Improvisation and Composition
SUMMER DANCE (HUDSON VALLEY, NY)
Summer Dance Faculty teaching Contemporary Technique, Site-
Specific Dance, Improvisation and Composition
FESTIVAL DE NOVA VITTA (MÉXICO CITY)
Summer Dance Faculty teaching Contemporary Technique,
Improvisation and Composition (Taught in Spanish)
ODC (SAN FRANCISCO)
Dance Faculty teaching Contemporary Technique, Improvisation
SAN FRANCISCO SUMMER DANCE INTENSIVE Summer Dance Faculty teaching Contemporary Technique
COUNTERPULSE DANCE FESTIVAL (SF)
Dance Faculty teaching Partnering the Moment: Improvisation
TEACHING AT YOUTH PROGRAMS AND ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
NATURE AND ARTS PROGRAM (CA)
Created interdisciplinary environmental education through the arts program in response to the needs of families during COVID
MALCOLM X ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (CA)
Dance Faculty for K-3 following National Dance Standards, including interdisciplinary performances created in collaboration with the students
OAKLAND UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT (CA)
Dance Faculty for K-3 following National Dance Standards
and Composition
MIGRANT WORKERS SUMMER ARTS CAMP (NY)
Dance Faculty for Summer Arts Festival for children of migrant farm workers
THE VANAVER CARAVAN INSTITUTE (NY)
Dance Faculty for professional K-12 youth dance company
HIGH MEADOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (NY) MOUNTAIN LAUREL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (NY)
Dance Faculty for K-5
BERKELEY ARTS MAGNET ELEMENTARY (CA)
Dance Faculty for K-3 students, including interdisciplinary Performance Project of Wild Child and other Tales of the Tall Trees as part of The Green Project, environmental art program.
HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (CA)
Co-Founder of The Green Project, an environmental arts program including an interdisciplinary performance project, Rain Dances.
BERKELEY HIGH SCHOOL (CA)
Master Class in Contemporary Performance for Performing Arts Program
COLEGIO MADRID (MEXICO CITY)
Dance Faculty teaching Contemporary Dance and Making Dances (Taught in Spanish)
ACADEMIA MEXICANA DE LA DANZA (MEXICO CITY)
Dance Faculty teaching Contemporary Dance and Making Dances (Taught in Spanish)
CENTRO DE MOVIMIENTO (COATEPEC, MEXICO)
Co-Founder of this center for dance with Creative Movement classes for youth with and without disabilities and Movement for Seniors at Casa de los Ancianos