I am a lifelong learner. I am constantly becoming. As such, my pedagogy is continuously transforming as I respond to research, my students, and the contemporary moment. As articulated by bell hooks, we live in an imperialist white-supremacist capitalist patriarchy and I am committed to dismantling how these structures have shaped the classroom. The concept of education as a “practice of freedom” centers my approach. This methodology means that I am teaching ways of being, thinking, and engaging that extend past the content area. 

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I approach the classroom as a laboratory, a space to play, investigate, and conduct embodied research. I give my students the freedom to explore how movement manifests in their own bodies, encouraging them to follow their curiosities and impulses within the framework of the class. I approach movement holistically, drawing connections between what we are practicing in the classroom and how it is applicable in our daily lives. I share my own understanding and approach to movement as one of many possibilities, facilitating an environment where collective research is valued and multiple perspectives are honored.