Rhythm · Technique · Presence
Find the
beat.
I build dancers who can hear the music, understand the mechanics and make every phrase feel intentional, from first class to performance night.
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01 / The practice
Technique with
texture.
TempoLattice treats dance like a living grid: counts give structure, musicality gives direction, and personality gives the movement its pulse.
11years teaching
38stage pieces coached
420classes & labs
17showcase seasons
02 / Expertise index
Tools for
the dancer.
Capabilities are shown as rhythm dots rather than generic percentage bars, a compact map of the skills I develop most deliberately.
Hear the phrase.
Counting, accents, dynamics, texture and musical choices that turn steps into interpretation.
Make it clean.
Alignment, weight transfer, lines, control and repeatable mechanics across commercial and contemporary vocabularies.
Build the arc.
Phrase design, transitions, formations and movement stories for showcases, teams and performance projects.
Grow confidence.
Clear corrections, progressive drills and supportive rehearsal rooms where dancers learn to self-correct.
03 / Professional journey
Built in
the studio.
A sample career path across teaching, choreography, performance coaching and creative direction.
Lead Dance Instructor - Northstar Movement Lab
Teach multi-level contemporary, commercial jazz and choreography labs while mentoring emerging instructors and preparing studio teams for showcases.
Resident Instructor - Pulse Studio
Built beginner-to-advanced class pathways, coached performance teams and created choreography for seasonal showcases and community productions.
Teaching Artist - City Stage Collective
Delivered movement workshops for teens and adults, combining foundational technique with improvisation, musicality and performance confidence.
04 / Selected movement
Work that
lands.
Portfolio stories focus on the movement brief, the teaching intervention and the final performance energy.
FEATURED / 01
After Eight - a showcase built around musical tension.
Created and coached a seven-minute ensemble piece that moves from restrained, percussive phrases into a high-energy final section.
ChoreographyCommercial JazzEnsemble
Soft Gravity
Contemporary movement lab exploring suspension, floorwork and controlled release for intermediate dancers.
Pulse Lab
Weekend workshop format combining rhythm drills, freestyle prompts and short-form choreography.
05 / Teaching method
Count. Connect.
Perform.
A repeatable studio rhythm that gives dancers enough structure to improve and enough freedom to discover their own movement voice.
Find the grid.
Break down timing, weight and mechanics before layering style.
Make it musical.
Turn counts into phrases by listening for texture, accents and intention.
Clean the details.
Use targeted drills and clear feedback to make movement more consistent.
Own the room.
Rehearse transitions, projection and presence until confidence becomes visible.
06 / Start a project
Let's make
something move.
For private coaching, group classes, choreography, workshops or performance preparation, send a note with the goal and format you have in mind.
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◈ Miami, FL