DANCE

List of 3 frequently asked questions.

• How do you see Veritas, the Latin word for truth, take shape in your classes?

  I encourage the dance students to create art with authenticity. While dancing together we find ways to connect on stage, whether that be through eye contact, breathing together, or partnering. While creating movement we seek processes that develop original content, or connect us to universal feelings or moods.

• What do you see is the greatest impact that the arts can have on a student?

  Arts teach empathy and connection. At this age, most students see dance as an opportunity for expression of some kind of mood, thought, feeling, or truth. Sometimes they can speak of it, but at other times it needs to be danced. Dance gives students a platform to express their inner lives, and to understand and relate to each other when they share it.

• How is the teaching environment at Flintridge Sacred Heart different than other places you have taught or worked?

  The dance world can tend to be very competitive, but the environment at Flintridge Sacred Heart is supportive and team-oriented. The students look to find ways to build each other up, and the energy in the room is sometimes so positive that it is palpable.