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Contributing Writers for Goldrush Online November 2006
Marcia
Aller
is a
member of the Cechetti Council of America, the Professional
Dancers Society, and a past president of Dance Masters of
America. She directed her school in Wyandotte, MI for more than
40 years. She is the creator of the Dance Game, a unique board
game designed to increase knowledge of dance and performance.
A
Certified Public Accountant with 25 years experience,
Rich Band
is a partner in the firm Goldfarb, Band &
Company, P.C. located in Framingham, MA. He has a Master of
Science in Accountancy from Bentley College and a Bachelor of
Business Administration from the University of Massachusetts.
Rosemarie
Boyden’s
distinguished career includes more than 50
years of teaching, both at her own schools and as a master
teacher. She has established a preschool curriculum course for
teachers and serves on the faculty of the Dance Masters of
America Teacher Training School.
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 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.
Theresa Grenier took her first dance lesson at age 4. A musical theater veteran, she has trained in ballroom, tap, and theatrical dance, as well as acting and classical voice. She has also studied traditional Polish folk dance with the Krakowiak Polish Dancers of Boston, and was a semi-professional cheerleader for the Woonsocket Sentinels football team in Woonsocket, RI. Theresa received her B.A. in Journalism from Northeastern University.
Diane
Gudat is
from Indianapolis, IN, where she has owned her own school, The
Dance Company, Inc., since 1979. She is the author of four books
on dance education, including
Acrobatics for the Dance Studio,
and
The
Time Step Dictionary.
Gudat has served as a faculty member to the DMA, DTCB, FDM and
the CNADM Teachers Training Schools.
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.
Tom
Ralabate
is
an associate professor of dance at the University at Buffalo
[NY], where he has served as dance director; assistant chair,
dance; and director of Zodiaque Dance Company, UB’s resident
dance company. He has served on international and national dance
faculties for all major dance organizations and is currently the
national education chairperson for Dance Masters of America.
Jennifer Rienert has owned and directed the New Hampshire School of Ballet for fourteen years. (The school has been in her family for more than 40 years.) She is a certified teacher with Dance Masters of America and served on its board of directors for the past three years. Besides teaching at her own school, she judges competitions both regionally and nationally and teaches master classes throughout New England. Her website is www.nhschoolofballet.com.
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