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• Brooke Gessay has spent twenty-five years fascinated with and in love with the art of dance. As an Arts and Sciences Fellow in the MFA program in Dance at the University of Colorado (Boulder), she is currently studying how Integral Theory informs th...More

  Brooke Gessay has spent twenty-five years fascinated with and in love with the art of dance. As an Arts and Sciences Fellow in the MFA program in Dance at the University of Colorado (Boulder), she is currently studying how Integral Theory informs the practice of dance. What this means is an exploration of how movement art supports deepening awareness of self, other, community, and the Ineffable. Prior to entering graduate studies, Brooke spent six years as a devoted member of LEVYdance in San Francisco, creating, teaching, performing, and touring nationally and internationally. During that time, she also worked extensively with at-risk youth, public school teachers, and other teaching artists through Performing Arts Workshop, using creative movement and writing as a vehicle for self-knowledge and education in critical thinking. Brooke has also performed as a member of Malashock Dance (San Diego), including collaboration with the San Diego Opera, as well as on tour with Weird Al Yankovic. She holds a BA in Dance and English/Creative Writing from Connecticut College, where she worked with David Dorfman, Dan Wagoner, Eddie Taketa, and Jeremy Nelson, among other fantastic teachers. Brooke's early training was in ballet and modern dance with Janice Lee and Carol Mead. Less

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