The Stage Coach
Stage Performance and Embodiment Coach
Who I Am
I am a movement-based educator, theatre artist, and facilitator who works at the intersection of body awareness, performance, and everyday communication. With a background in theatre education, performance training, and embodied learning, my work bridges artistic practice with practical, human-centered growth. I bring both structure and curiosity into the room—grounded in pedagogy, yet deeply responsive to the people in front of me.
I work with students, performers, educators, and community groups across age ranges, helping people reconnect with their bodies as sources of intelligence, expression, and choice.
Why I Do It
I do this work because too many people feel disconnected from their bodies—or believe their bodies are problems to manage rather than resources to trust. In performance settings, this often shows up as tension, self-consciousness, or overthinking. In everyday life, it can look like muted presence, unclear communication, or physical habits that don’t actually reflect who someone is.
Movement is often treated as something aesthetic or athletic, when in reality it is foundational to how we think, feel, and relate to others. I am driven by the belief that when people understand their own movement patterns, they gain agency—not just onstage, but in classrooms, leadership roles, and daily interactions.
What I Do
I design and lead workshops, classes, and residencies centered on movement, body awareness, and intentional physical expression. My offerings include:
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Movement and body awareness workshops for actors and performers
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Creative movement programs for children and teens
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Professional development for educators and teaching artists
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Classes focused on body language, stage presence, and physical storytelling
My work blends physical practice with reflection and discussion, drawing from theatre training, Laban Movement principles, psychology of space, and somatic awareness. Whether the context is performance, education, or everyday life, my goal is to give people usable tools for understanding how their bodies communicate and how they can move with greater clarity, confidence, and authenticity.
A Short Story About My Movement Philosophy
My relationship with movement began early. I started dancing at three years old and, from that point on, movement was always part of how I existed in the world—through dance, marching band, acting, and performance in many forms. Long before I had language for it, my body was already a primary way I learned, expressed, and understood myself.
By the time I entered my Bachelor’s program in Dance, my understanding of movement expanded beyond technique and performance. My mind was opened to the deep and complex connections between movement and the brain—both conscious and subconscious. I began to see movement not just as choreography, but as cognition, communication, and emotional truth made visible.
As I became a choreographer for musical theatre, and continued to grow as a performer, teacher, and director, one pattern became impossible to ignore: the most authentic performances didn’t start with words—they started with physical reaction. Movement was the first language. Text, intention, and emotion followed.
This realization fundamentally shaped my philosophy. Acting, to me, should grow out of movement reactions first—not language. Our bodies reveal truth through kinesics (body language) constantly, even when our words say something else. The body is where story actually lives.
That belief is the foundation of The Movement Method—a movement-first approach rooted in the understanding that we exist, learn, feel, communicate, and tell emotional truth through the body. When people learn to recognize and explore their own movement signatures—their habits, patterns, and physical choices—they gain agency. They don’t just perform with more authenticity; they communicate, lead, and exist with greater clarity.
This is why I made it my mission to teach others how to proactively use movement as a tool for empowerment—onstage and off. When we understand our bodies as intelligent, expressive collaborators rather than obstacles, we unlock a more honest and embodied way of being in the world.