Carla Perlo

Carla Perlo has made a lifetime commitment to the fields of dance, youth education and community revitalization through the arts. She is co-founder Dance Place in Washington, DC and for thirty-seven years served as its visionary Founding Director. In August 2017, Carla transitioned to Director Emerita. Carla is currently the Director of a not for profit organization, Carla Creative, Inc. that presents artistic educational programs in schools and other community settings. To learn more about Carla Creative visit www.carlacreative.net. In addition Carla is on Dance Place’s teaching faculty and is a guest instructor in their Energizers youth program, Horticulture/Garden instructor for Montgomery County Recreation and dance instructor at the YMCA in Silver Spring, Md. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree and is a certified teacher. Her areas of expertise include modern dance, youth education, horticulture, garden cultivation and creative placemaking. She has performed and taught in the UK, France, Italy, Israel, Cuba and Brazil.

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