Where Technique Meets Soul

In ballet, technique is often revered as the pinnacle of achievement, characterized by clean lines, turned-out legs, and precise execution. But technique alone is a container, a shape. With Embodied Threads, we honor that shape, but we are here for the thread.

The thread is presence. It’s the living pulse of the dancer’s inner world, expressed through breath, sensation, and story. It is what moves us from performer to artist, from student to self. My own journey began like many children’s: I loved to move, to tell stories. I wasn’t perfect, but I felt the music in my bones. I was intuitively good at it, not because I had ideal turnout or high extensions, but because when I danced, I disappeared into something deeper. I was channeling presence. I didn’t have language for it then, but I knew I had found something sacred. Embodied Threads is my way of passing that knowing on.

The technical foundation is primarily rooted in the Vaganova method, chosen for its developmental clarity, expressive flow, and depth of tradition. However, we also acknowledge the fluid nature of dance education in the United States, where many students transition between various methods, including Cecchetti, RAD, and Balanchine. Our goal is to cultivate stylistic fluency—to raise dancers who can adapt across traditions while staying rooted in their own artistry.

What I teach is more than steps.
I pull children out of their heads and back into their bodies, so they can move not just with precision, but with feeling. So they can learn not just how to perform, but how to express. So they can stay connected to the spark that made them dance in the first place.

Because that spark is that creative aliveness, and that wide-eyed wonder, isn’t meant to burn out as they grow older. It’s meant to be tended, protected, and carried into adulthood. Into art, yes—but also into life. Into how they speak, connect, create, and become.

Whether or not they go on to be ballerinas isn’t the point. What matters is that they become wholly themselves.

Two Threads, One Intention

Embodied Threads offers two distinct paths, woven from the same philosophy:

Student Dancer Track

For young dancers, building a strong classical foundation while cultivating artistic depth.
Rooted in Vaganova technique, enriched with improvisation, musicality, and emotional presence.

Adult Movement Track

No ballet experience necessary—just a love of movement and a desire to reconnect with your body, your breath, and your inner artist.
These classes blend gentle technique, somatic awareness, and expressive exploration. They’re designed for former dancers, curious beginners, and anyone ready to move with intention and joy.

Because we don’t believe dance is just for the stage.
It’s a way of remembering who you are.

This is the heart of Embodied Threads: form with breath, discipline with soul, technique in service of truth, and the sacred spark of childhood held all the way through.