I come from: 39 dance studios, 4 particular kitchens, and 2 synagogues from the Wild Wild West, skyscrapered NYC, trampoline sidewalks of Berlin, and begrudgingly beautiful sunsets over the Potomac. I use scraps, abandoned tools, and painters tape to cut and paste curious inquisitions into everything from pelvis-motored site-specific choreography to burritos. I believe in deepest plie to bend traditions, antiracist pedagogy to bend academia, and dance as an everything salve. As a Teaching Artist Mom, I mine, swap, and alchemically mix choreographic research, subversive practices, and arts & crafts between stage, studio, classroom, and nursery.
Educational letters include BFA SUNY Purchase and MFA University of Maryland. I teach/work/love/make at Dance Place, American University, University of Maryland, and BlackLight Summit. And as Artistic Director of Heart Stück Bernie (HSB), I make site-specific and proscenium extravaganza works in museums, theaters, stairwells, back rooms, storage facilities, and other places I convince you to engage with dance. Recent career highlights include Artist in Residence at Dance Place, Parent Artist Residencies with GALLIM and TheMarble House Project, the Fillmore Prize for creating work at the nexus of art and social impact, and the 2024 Pola Nirenska Award for Outstanding Achievements in Dance. My newest work Wolver Maroon will premiere at Dance Place in July 2025, supported by a National Dance Project Grant and The Carla Fund.
I live in Silver Spring, Maryland with my husband, three children, and every-floor-a-dance-floor.
Instagram @heartstuckbernie
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