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Lili has taught in a variety of contexts. She assisted in teaching original choreography for European tours of Evita, choreographed several children’s theatre productions, and dance captained numerous musical theatre productions. She also coached high school students for college dance auditions and taught a variety of dance classes throughout the New York area.

Lili trained and performed as a junior member with the Humphrey Dance Ensemble while in high school. She continued her studies at SUNY Purchase, Point Park College (dance major), and Marymount Manhattan College (B.A. in psychology). She received a Master of Social Work from Columbia University, with a focus in health, mental health, and disabilities.

Currently, Lili works as a licensed clinical social worker, providing psychotherapy and performing arts/creative arts therapy. In her teaching, she draws upon these skills to nurture creativity and build self-esteem, while strengthening the skills of her students.

Class Description
Lili Calahan’s classes nurture creativity, build self-esteem, and strengthen dance technique in all styles for all ages.

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Over the years Devan has developed a passion for teaching and choreographing. Currently a faculty member at Steps on Broadway Academy, Devan can also be found teaching pop up classes to help other performers prepare for dance auditions around the city, as well as guest teaching around the country. Devan hopes to inspire the next generation of artists to follow their dreams, focus on their artistry, and be authentically themselves.

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Martha performed with NYC Opera Ballet, NJ Ballet, Ontario Ballet Theater and Cork City Ballet in Ireland among many others including at the Edinburgh Festival and Lincoln Center Out-of-Doors. Her performing repetoire spanned such classics as Sleeping Beauty and Swan Lake to character roles and contemporary works, some created on her. She now Co-directs, dances and choreographs with Omega Dance Company, where she has set works for the National Cathedral in Washington, DC and multiple New York venues including Riverside Church and St. Ignatius Loyola. She directs dance ministries with her home congregation, The Church of the Village, where Omega is an Artist-in-Residence.

Class description
Martha believes that dance unites body, mind, and spirit, regardless of student age or level. Her Young Dancers classes focus on developing the joy of movement with age-appropriate dance vocabulary. She believes understanding ballet technique is a tool for dancers in all genres. For older dancers, strongly articulated vocabulary is offered in a welcoming and nurturing class environment, with guidance to understand placement and alignment based on each dancer’s body’s structure. Dancers are encouraged to visualize energy lines through the body and to focus on where to initiate rotational or traveling force. Clear explanations of Barre and Center-floor vocabulary break down step execution; repetition develops strength and proper execution of steps.

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