




Jody and John Arnhold
Guest Teachers
Regional Artists of the Hudson Valley
Meet our local professional artists who share their specialties with Summit attendees.

2026 Workshop Teaching Artist
Toni Llanos
"Mama T"
Co-founder of M*Power Center for Cultural Fitness, Poughkeepsie

2026 Workshop Teaching Artist
Steve Rooks
Professor and Resident Choreographer, Vassar College

2026 Workshop Teaching Artist
Hillary Jackson
Ballet Teacher, Hudson Valley Academy of Performing Arts

2025 & 2026 Workshop Teaching Artist
Walter Freeman
Artist, Choreographer, Rhythm Tap Professional

2023, 2025 Teaching Artist & 2026 Community Dance Teaching Artist
Sandi Stratton-Gonzalez
Dance Education Consultant
HVDC Education Director

2023 & 2025 Community Dance Teaching Artist
Jessie Levey
Director Barefoot Dance Center

2025 Workshop Teaching Artist
Roy Fialkow
Dance Educator/Artist, Education Director, Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo

2025 Workshop Teaching Artist
Julian Llanos
Adjunct Instructor
Vassar College

2023 & 2025 Workshop Teaching Artist
Souleymane Badolo
Assistant Professor of Dance, Bard College

2023 & 2025 Workshop Teaching Artist
Leslie Partridge Sachs
Visiting Professor, Vassar College

2023 Workshop Teaching Artist
Omonike Akinyemi
Artistic Director, Image Quilt Cinema & Dance Theater