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Creative Team
Dedication. Expertise. Passion.
Meet our team of local dance educators who are working across sectors in the Hudson Valley and Capital Region of New York State to bring opportunities for young dancemakers to share work, be inspired and build community.
Organizer
Leighann Kowalsky
Co-Artistic Director, Dutchess School of Performing Arts
Dutchess County
leighannkowalsky.com
Organizer/Teaching Artist
Jessie Levey
Director Barefoot Dance Center
Ulster County
Organizer/Teaching Artist
Judith Nelson
Dance Educator/Artist, Kaatsbaan Cultural Park
Dutchess County
Organizer/Teaching Artist
Omonike Akinyemi
Artistic Director, Image Quilt Cinema & Dance Theater
Montgomery County
Organizer
Sandi Stratton-Gonzalez
Manager, Arnhold Support Programs, NYCDoE & NYSDEA Liaison
Dutchess County
Organizer
Sarah Billings Wheeler
Artist, Dance Educator
Principal, SaBil Dance Productions LLC
Dutchess County