Guest Teachers
Regional Artists of the Hudson Valley
Meet our local professional artists who share their specialties with Summit attendees.
2023 & 2025 Workshop Teaching Artist
Souleymane Badolo
Assistant Professor of Dance, Bard College
2023 & 2025 Community Dance Teaching Artist
Jessie Levey
Director Barefoot Dance Center
Ulster County
2025 Workshop Teaching Artist
Roy Fialkow
Dance Educator/Artist, Education Director, Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo
Dutchess County
2025 Workshop Teaching Artist
Julian Llanos
Adjunct Instructor
Vassar College
Dutchess County
2023 & 2025 Workshop Teaching Artist
Leslie Partridge Sachs
Visiting Professor, Vassar College
Dutchess County
2023 & 2025 Workshop Teaching Artist
Sandi Stratton-Gonzalez
Manager, Arnhold Support Programs, NYCDoE & NYSDEA Liaison
Dutchess County
2023 Workshop Teaching Artist
Omonike Akinyemi
Artistic Director, Image Quilt Cinema & Dance Theater
Montgomery County