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 Workshop Leaders

Canyon Movement Company, Arizona 2006
 Canyon Movement Company, Arizona
Gina B. Darlington is the executive director of Canyon Movement Company and Canyon Dance Academy, a school of dance arts for all ages. She has performed in dance companies in Utah, Missouri, Nebraska, and Arizona. She has been an Artist-in Residence for the State of Arizona.
Jayne Lee has been teaching movement arts for over 30 years and has choreographed more than 100 dances for companies worldwide. Trained as a dancer in London and at Julliard, she danced and choreographed for London Contemporary Dance Theatre for 10 years and toured internationally.
Kristen McBride is a founding member of Canyon Movement Company. She has danced with several modern dance companies and choreographers: Funhouse Movement Theater, Semaphor, ZUZI! Move IT!, and Liz Casebolt and Carly Condor. She was a guest choreographer for “Poetry in Motion” in Wexford, Ireland in 1997.

Myriad Dance
Deirdre Grant, founder of Myriad Dance, will lead both indoor and site-based choreographic explorations during the week. Deirdre has been Artistic Director of Myriad since 1999.
Ella Clarke will lead an Improvisational Session during the week. Ella is an independent dance artist who has become synonymous with the work of Deborah Hay and experimental dance practice in Ireland. She is currently producing her second work for Myriad Dance ‘behindtheeyeliesbone’ due to premiere in June.
Jessica Kennedy is co-founder of Junk Ensemble in Dublin. Jessica is well known in Wexford where she spent 2 years dancing & teaching with Myriad Dance. She is currently dancing in Myriad’s latest production ‘behindtheeyeliesbone’. Jessica will lead Professional Morning Class during the week.

Deirdre Grant performing in Arizona 2005
All three visiting dance artists will lead open Professional Morning Class choreographic exploration sessions and open evening based community sessions.