Directors and Faculty, Amherst Ballet -
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Published on: 11/1/2009
Last Visited: 11/1/2009
KAREN MICHAELS, (Lower School Ballet, Modern Dance guest teacher) received her BFA in Dance from The Boston Conservatory of Music.
With a primarily modern dance background, Karen has trained extensively in the techniques of Graham, Limon, and Cunningham, and has performed with dance companies including Tslila Goldstein and Dancers, Choreo, and Lightning Dance, and in works by choreographers including Deborah Wolf, Jim Coleman, Krisen Day, and Therese Freeman.
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Karen has studied ballet with teachers including Marcus Schulkind, Margo Parsons, Roseann Ridings, and Joanna Duncan, and modern with teachers including David Hatch Walker, Takako Asakowa, Laura Glenn, Carla Maxwell, Diane Arvanitis, Marcus Schulkind, and Paul Dennis.
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Karen is also trained as a musician.
A certified Embodyoga teacher, licensed massage therapist, and certified Zero Balancer, Karen also teaches yoga, Dynamic Movement, meditation, and workshops in Dynamic Wellness, and Stress Management and Reduction.