Contributing Writers June Goldrush Online

Marsha Proser Cohen

Marsha Cohen is a former writing teacher at Kennesaw State University just north of Atlanta. Involved in dance for more than 35 years, she, with her late husband Denny, owned Marden Photographers, Inc. and created Dance Manager software for studios. Cohen, a freelance writer and co-author of Jazz Danceology, has written numerous articles on dance and dancers.

Nancy Galeota-Wozny

Nancy Galeota-Wozny was a NEA fellow at the Institute for Dance Criticism at the American Dance Festival and a 2004 recipient of the Gary Parks Memorial Award for Emerging Dance Critics. Her work has appeared in Dance Magazine, The Houston Chronicle, Artshouston, and several other publications. She is also a guild certified practitioner of the Feldenkrais Method®.

Rhee Gold

Rhee Gold grew up in dance studios and later operated his own, performed and choreographed professionally, owned a leading dance competition, presided over national dance teaching organizations, and founded Project Motivate to reinvigorate dance teachers for the long run. His recent book, The Complete Guide to Teaching Dance is currently in its second printing.

Andrea Higgins

Andrea Higgins has over twenty years of experience as a dancer and educator. Her credentials include a masters degree in dance and certification as a practitioner of the Feldenkrais Method® of somatic education. In 2005, Higgins launched KinestheticEdge.com, a company that serves as a resource for the study of the Feldenkrais Method®. She can be reached via email at mail@kinestheticedge.com

Charlotte Klein

The director of dance centers in Worcester and Westborough, MA, Charlotte Klein is a member of DMA, where she has served in many capacities at both the national and New England levels. She is a cum laude graduate of Worcester [MA] State College, is a board member of the Worcester State College Foundation and the college’s Business Advisory Committee, and has also received an Honorary Doctorate (Doctor of Humane Letters) from WSC. Learn more at www.ckdance.com

Karin Wilde-Berry

Karin Wilde-Berry is a teacher-choreographer with 31 years of dance teaching experience. For eight years she owned and operated Heavenly Moves School of Dance, a studio focusing on Christian dance. Her current endeavors include dance instruction and curriculum development for specialized courses that promote self-esteem for girls.