About Jayne Persch MA, LMst Dancer, Teacher, Choreographer, Licensed Therapist Member: Council on International Dance (CID-UNESCO), ECIS, AMTA, IAHP ....dreamer ~ Jayne Persch, Avignon, France Jayne Persch ~ directs BRIAH and In Mix’d Company with a wealth of being….. As a dancer Ms. Persch has received some of the finest training and dance opportunities in the world including the Stuttgart Ballet (Germany), American Ballet Theater (New York), and the Royal Ballet (London, England). Among her teachers are Ernestine Stoedell, and Martha Graham - pioneers in Modern Dance; Barbara Chesney Schmir (Washington Ballet), Mark Hall and Sandra Noll Hammond (Ballet Russe de MonteCarlo), Russel Fratto (Ballet Etudes), Robert Joffrey (Joffrey Ballet ; American Ballet Center), and Leon Danelian (School of Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo), Vladimir Doukoudovsky, and Irina Strogonova (Carnegie Hall - Ballet Arts). Most intensively, she trained with Valentina Pereyaslavec, William Griffith, Igor Schwezoff, Yurek Lazowsky at American Ballet Theatre School and Julia Farron, Ninette de Valois at the Royal Ballet School. She has also taken her Eurythmy training with Frau Zuccoli in Dornach, Switzerland. Ms. Persch has performed with the Royal Ballet, the Stuttgart Ballet, American Ballet Theater, Metropolitan Opera Ballet and the Hartford Opera Ballet and the Hartford Ballet and danced in Sleeping Beauty, Three Cornered Hat, La Bayadere, Les Sylphides, Paquita, Moskowski Waltz, Pas de Quatre, Masked Ball, Eugene Onegin to name a few. As a choreographer, Ms. Persch has created more than 40 new works for chamber sized performance groups including Shaker-A Simple Piece, The Planets, Te Deum, Our Town, After Images and Romance Without Words.  Her work has been presented in Ireland and France to the Festival Off D’Avignon-American Choreographers Showcase, 1995. In 1995-96, she was one of 50 Collaborating Arts Partners and introduced Jayne Persch & Company as one of only two selected choreographers for the year long MacDowell Colony Centennial Celebration. She has received the Governor’s Award for  Artistic Excellence (1993) in New Hampshireas Artistic Director of the New Hampshire Contemporary Ballet Company and served on the rosters of both Artists-in-Residence and Arts-in Education(1993-98) As Artistic Director for the Springfield Ballet, Ms. Persch received a national award from the National Association of Science Teachers for her innovative  Alternative Educational –Arts- in-School project, Let’s Create Together-The Planets, sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts. Internationally, Ms. Persch maintains connections in Europe throughher training at the Royal Ballet School; and performances at the International Festival OFF D’Avignon in the with an open invitation to return. In 2003, Ms. Persch was invited as Guest Teacher to the Northern School of Contemporary Dance, Leeds, England. Ms. Persch has been commissioned by QUERCUS S.A.R L. to create a work for presentation in Geneva, Switzerland and France and was asked to represent Ireland at the ELIA Conference in Spain. Her work has also taken her into collaboration with individual artists, orchestras and symphony groups as well as professional theaters including Theater-By-The Sea (Assistant Director and Choreographer for more than 11 Broadway productions), and the American Stage Festival. As an educator ~ In 2000, she was appointed to the Faculty for the Pari Center for New Learning, funded through the World Academy of Art & Science - Dr. F. David Peat – Director in Pari, Italy. Ms. Persch has taught at the University of New Hampshire where she is credited for having started the Ballet Program in 1970. She also taught Theater Jazz and Contemporary Dance at UNH. At Antioch-New England, Ms. Persch  taught Anatomy & Movement, as an adjunct instructor for the Dance Movement Therapy Graduate Program. She has also taught Anatomy and Physiology for the Institute for Therapeutic Arts in the Massage Therapy Training & Certification Program; and Expressive Arts as an adjunct professor for MA and PhD Graduate students – Trinity College for Graduate Studies. She is currently completing a Post Graduate Certificate in the Confluence of Matter and Spirit and will publish her paper, Mapping the Body, Reflecting the Psyche, through the Assisi Conferences and Seminars and Spring Journal Publications. Ms. Persch completed a Masters in Dance in Education through California State University –Long Beach 2005. As an Artist-in-Residence & Artist in Education for the New Hampshire State Council on the Arts, Ms. Persch toured N.H. to bring dance and the arts throughout the state. For more than 20 years, she has created tutorial programs serving both gifted and special-needs students through dance and the arts in various public and private schools including Phillips Exeter Academy, the Well School and Contoocook Public School System and in California she has extended her work to bring dance into both public and private schools including St. Margaret’s School, Harbor Day School, Ballet Pacifica, Saint Joseph Ballet and Orange County High School for the Arts. As a Massage Therapist for 20+ years, she is nationally certified and licensed in the state of New Hampshire as well as in California. She is a member of the American Massage Therapy Association and the Pre & Perinatal Psychology Association of North America and PPAM (Physicians Practitioners of Anthroposophical Medicine), ECIS, IADMS (International Association for Dance Medicine and Science, PAMA (Performing Arts Medicine Association) and IAHP (International Association of Health Practitioners). There is more to Jayne Persch than a long list of credits. As a teacher of dance and movement therapist, she works to prevent injuries and promote body awareness so that dance and movement may be used as therapy together with music, color, speech and drama. She twinkles to inspire a range of movement, imaginations and explorations of the soul that may never have been examined before. She offers an understanding of our personal movements that may have been washed aside by the busyness of rushing lives. For dancers, she is a source of inspiration both during and after life in dance. With more than 25 years of professional experience in dancing, teaching, choreography and directing as well as continued personal advanced study in massage therapy and psychology as well as dance ~ Ms. Persch brings a certain compassion, passion and joy – an understanding to her work. She offers a real sense of accomplishment and nurtures an awareness of personal integrity that is rooted in her deep love of the arts and her human commitment. JAYNE PERSCH,  MA, LMst. ~ 165 Shorebreaker Drive, Laguna Niguel, California 92677  USA Telephone:(949)481-1905/(949)481-6217• E-mail: jperschco@earthlink.net   website: www.hypaxis.com    Objective: To use my life experience, education & training as a dancer, teacher, artist, choreographer, administrator and therapist ~ to share my love of the arts and their magnificent contribution to and enhancement of both soma and psyche and, to inspire, educate and celebrate life through  expression in and through the arts.     .Experience: Choreographer/ Directorship/Teacher *   2009 Teacher Royal Danish Ballet School, Guest Artist Dansenhus, Copenhagen, TeacherTherapist Accademia Nazionale di Danza, Roma, Italy  2001-present Faculty, Orange County High School for the Performing Arts, Santa Ana, CA  Jim Kolb-Director, Dance Chair, Commercial Dance Department; Muriel Joyce, Director- Classical/ Contemporary Dance Department; Ballet Folklorico - Marlene Pena-Marin, Director 2005 Salzburg Experimental Academy of Dance, Salzburg, Austria – Susan Eckhart, Director 2004-5 Artistic Director, BRIAH Danse’ – In Mix’d Company Dancers – MA Performance Thesis Concerts, CSULB, CA 2003-4 Rehearsal Assistant -Ballet Etudes Co. Huntington Beach, CA, Aram Manukyan Guest Artist, Marnell Hines, Judith Kruggel, Directors 2003 -2005 Faculty – Saint Joseph Ballet, Santa Ana, CA Beth Burns, Director 2002-2004 Guest Faculty, California State University at Long Beach, Judy Allen Chair 2002-2004 – Choreographer/Coach, Youth America Grand Prix, New York, NY 2001-2005 Teacher, Master Class Series ~ Ballet Pacifica, Irvine, California 2001- Present Adjunct Professor, Expressive Arts ~ Trinity College for Graduate Studies, Anaheim, CA 2000- Performance Artist in Residence FACT Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA 1999-Present Faculty – Pari Center for New Learning – Dance Psychology/Physics- The New Sciences 1978-Present ~Hypaxis – A Center for Dance & the Arts-Artistic Director, Head of Faculty & Teacher 1990 – Present - BRIAH Contemporary Dance Co. – Artistic Director   Academic Teaching 2001 – present Orange  County High School of the Arts, Santa Ana, California 2002-2004 – Guest Faculty, California State University Long Beach 2001 Adjunct Instructor, Trinity Graduate School 2001 –  Final Candidate for Northern School of Contemporary Dance, University of Leeds, UK  1999 – present Faculty, Pari Center for New Learning 1999 – 1 of 3 Candidates for  Chair of  Contemporary  Dance Department, University of Limerick, Ireland 1995-97 – Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter, New Hampshire 1997-98 The Well School, Peterborough, New Hampshire 1996-98- SAU 1,Contoocook Valley School District, New Hampshire, Special and Gifted Program 1989 Adjunct Instructor, Antioch-New England  Graduate School, Keene, New Hampshire 1979-98 – Arts in Education Roster, NH – Touring State of New Hampshire 1970-71 – Instructor, University of New Hampshire, Dance Department   Choreographer *  2008 Choreographer YAGP - Semi-Finalists Pre-Competitive, Junior and Senior Divisions 2007 – Commissioned Choreographer AWOL Dance Collective, Portland, Oregon 2006-7 Commissioned Choreographer – ‘ Appalachian Waltz – The Heritage Suite’  FADNA & Company, San Francisco, CA 2001 – Present  Choreographer Orange County HS for the Arts 2002-2004 Choreographer Youth America 1995-98 Director, Independent Choreographer – Jayne Persch & Company- Festival OFF D’Avignon; MacDowell Centennial Celebration 1996-98 American Stage Festival – Choreographer for Broadway Productions/ Professional Theater 1994-98 – N.H. Dance Alliance Choreogaphers’ Showcase – Guest  Artist 1995 Carlysle Project –  Invited Guest Choreographer 1989-90 Adjunct Instructor – Antioch-New England Graduate School 1979-82 Theater By The Sea – Choreographer/Dance Captain/Dancer Professional Theater Productions of Broadway Plays 1979-83 New Hampshire Contemporary Ballet – Choreographer, Artistic Director 1977-81 Sprigfield Cultural Arts Commission, Board of Directors,   Community Cultural Arts Center, Faculty; Mayor’s Office on Community & Cultural Arts, Consultant 1976-78 National Association for Regional Ballet – Choreography Workshops – Guest Choreographer under Loyce Houlton, and Dennis Nahat 1975-78 Director, Springfield Ballet Company 1972-78 Assistant Director, Massachusetts Ballet Company – Teacher 1972-78 Director of Dance Program – Longmeadow, Massachusetts 1970-71 Instructor – University of New Hampshire – Ballet, Modern & Theater Dance 1971 Offered position to teach Ballet, Alvin Ailey Dance Center   Dancer 1990-96 ~ Jayne Persch &Co, New Hampshire/Briah Contemporary Dance Co. – Collaborative of   Dancers, Choreographers, Artists & Musicians 1995-96 ~ Christine Phillion DuFour & Dancers – Contracted Dancer 1979-81 ~ New Hampshire Contemporary Ballet – Dancer 1979-82~ Theater-By- the Sea-Equity Theater  Company – Contracted Dancer/Actor/Singer (Equity) 1966-67 Royal Ballet Company, London, England, Ninette de Valois, Dir. - Contracted Dancer 1966 American Ballet Theater, New York, New York - Contracted Dancer 1961-65 Ballet Etudes Repertory Company, Russel Fratto, Dir. - Dancer Ballet Company, Hartford, CT - Contracted Dancer 1961-65 Hartford Opera Ballet Company, Hartford, CT - Dancer 1960-64 New Haven Ballet Company, New Haven, CT – Dancer   Formal Training:  *  2009  Certified Teacher Primary through Level 7 American Ballet Theatre National Training Curriculum,Raymond Lukens, Franco de Vita  2002-2005 MA California State University at Long Beach ~ Master of Arts in Dance, Dance in Education 1979-96 Continued training in Class through teaching & with Guest Artists performing, teaching and presenting at Hypaxis and through BRIAH Contemporary Dance, Classes at UNH and Antioch, New England, revisits to NYC to friends and favorite teachers including Ballet Theatre School (Valentina Pereyaslavec), Maggie Black, Zena Rommett, Finis Jhung, Martha Graham School, Alvin Ailey School (Horton and Dunham Classes), Merce Cunnigham, Ballet Arts (Dokoudovsky), Limon Institue, Frank Hatchett in Springfield, Mass., Paul Taylor, Donald McKayle (UCI) and SAB ( Men’s Class). 1966-67 Royal Ballet School Julia Farron & Ninette de Valois, London, England 1960-66 Ballet Theater School, Valentina Pereyaslavec, William Griffith, Igor Schwezoff, Anton Dolin, Yurek Lazowsky - New York, New York 1961-63 Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo School Leon Danielian, New York, New York 1962-65 American Ballet Center, Robert Joffrey, New York, New York Martha Graham & Faculty, Martha Graham School, New York, New York Luigi Dance Center, New York, New York; Ballet Arts, Nina Strogonova, Vladimir Dokoudovsky, New York, New York 1958-66 Barbara Chesney Schmir; Sandra Noll Hammond; New Haven CT; Russel Fratto, Norwalk, CT 1955-58 Stuttgart Ballet Schule, Stuttgart, Germany   Education: 2002-2005 California State University at Long Beach – Master of Arts in Dance/Dance in Education – Intensive Program MA Degree Awarded 2001-2005, Upledger Institute – Cranio-Sacral Therapy 1,2  Somato-Emotional Release1,2 CST for Pediatrics, CST  Obstretics , Reverse of Pathenogenic Processes, The Brain Speaks, Immune  System, Avanced , Aquatic/Dolphin Course, Clinical Application,  Preceptor and Teaching Assistant, Seminars,  Certified/Diplomate Candidate, Self- Corrective Mchanisms 1-5, TA –-404 Credits Total by January 2007  1999-Present -Assisi Conference Continuing Educational Conferences 2-Year Certificate Program in Post Graduate/Advanced Studies: Mentor/Teachers: Ruth Amman, F. David Peat, Yoram Kaufman, Michael Conforti, Director  Total CEU’s 124/24 Graduate Credits 1989-Present Supervision for Counseling Psychology w/ Dr. Michael Conforti, Ph.D., Brattleboro Required Continuing Education - Graduate Level for MST Licenses 15-25 per annum since1988 Total to date: 248 Ceu’s – 48 Graduate Credits. including from Parker College of Chiropractic; Upledger Institute, Traeger Institute, NH Institute for Therapeutic Arts. 1990-92 Eurythmy Classes/Francesca Margulies; Painting & Pastels/ Marcelle Pope; Painting Classes/ Christine Mottau 1989-90 Goethe Theory of Color Course- Goetheanum, Dornach, Switzerland 1988-90 Antioch-New England Graduate School, Keene, NH -Master of Arts Program in Counseling Psychology/Dance Movement Therapy 1986-88 Institute for Therapeutic Arts; AMTA 2-year Training Program for Massage Therapy- Certified & Licensed 1500 hours Total 1983-85 Training in Dance & Movement in Europe- Basel Ballet, Basel, Switzerland; Eurythmy Training Course, Goetheanum, Dornach, Switzerland; Painting, Music & Eurythmy, East Grinstead, England 1972 New York University, New York, New York - Graduate Studies/Dance - Stuart Hodes, Director 1969-70 Columbia University, New York, New York - Graduate Studies /Asian Studies 1969 Manhattanville College, Purchase, New York - Graduate, Bachelor of Arts - Asian Studies -Honors Thesis.     Therapeutic Practice/Clinical Work 1988 –present Fully Licensed in the State of New Hampshire #222M AMTA Licensed, National License ·       1979-89 Dr. Robert Berube, Merrimack Valley Integral Health Center, Chiropractic Assistant, Massage Therapist, Hudson New Hampshire ·       1989- 93 Dr. Walter  Sevigny,  Elm Chiropractic Center, Chiropractic assistant, Massage Therapist, Milford, New Hampshire ·       1990-96 Dr. John Rice, Merrimack Chiropractic Center, Massage Therapist, Chiropractic Assistant Merrimack, New Hampshire ·       1995- 1999 Private Practice, The Fountain House, Wilton, New Hampshire 1999-present Fully Licensed in State of California – Orange County #318 ·       1999-2001 Joint Practice, Meyrson, Savanelli & Persch – Laguna Niguel, California ·       1999-2001 Consultant for Ballet Pacifica with  Dr. Jack Giangiulo and Dr. Nicholas Heydat ·       1999 – Present – Member IADMS, International Association for Dance Medicine and Science, Nureyev, Foundation  ( Contributing Writer), IAHP, International Association of Health Practitioners ·       1999- Rehabilitative Services & Private Practice, Reform Pilates Studio, Dana Point, CA ·       1991- present Upledger Institiute – Craniosacral Therapy Program –Drs. John & Lisa Upledger,  Susan D. Pinto Mentor/Supervisor ·       1988-91 Assisi Institute 2 yr. Post Graduate Certificate Program ·      1988-present – Psychology  Mentor:  Dr. Michael Conforti     REFERENCES ·                    James Kolb, Director, Commercial Dance Department, Orange County High School for the Arts, jim.kolb@ocsarts.net ·                James P. Hansen, Assistant Professor in Dance, University of New York - Brockport, jhansen@brockport.edu ·                                  Dr. Marc Strauss, Head of Dance Dept. South Eastern Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, email: mstrauss@semovm.semo.edu.   ·                Muriel Joyce, Director Classical & Contemporary Dance Department, Orange County High School for the Arts, Santa Ana, CA mujoyce@fullerton.edu  ·                Alaine Haubert, Dancer, Teacher, Ballet Mistress, Director American Ballet Theater Summer School; Long Beach, California, (562)335-1023 alhaubert@sbcglobal.net ·                Janek Schergen, Dancer, Teacher, Ballet Master, Artistic Director, Trustee Choo San Goh & H. Robert Magee Foundation, Ballet Master, Norwegian National Ballet, janks@ix.netcom.com ·                Sophie Monat-Gaydos,  Professor California State University, Long Beach; Director Classical Dance Program, Orange County High School for the Arts, Santa Ana, California dance@csulb.edu ·                Judy Allen, Chairman, Dance Department, College of the Arts, California State University at Long Beach, (562) 985-4748 judyalle@csulb.edu ·                                  Dr. Michael Conforti, Jungian Analyst, Director Assisi Program; Brattleboro, Vermont (802)254-6220 email:  Assisi@together.net website: assisiconferences@together.net ·                                  Dr. F. David Peat, Physicist & Writer, Director of Pari Center for New Learning, Pari, Italy ~ email: fdavidpeat@fdavidpeat.com ·                                  Morton E. Goulder, Entrepreneur, Ridge Road, Hollis, New Hampshire 03049 (603)465-2922 – Board of Directors, BRIAH Contemporary Dance Co./Jayne Persch & Company, email: cgoul96540@aol.com ·                Randi Stein, Dance Movement Therapist, Old Town Farm Road, Wilton, New Hampshire 03086 (603)654-2035, email:  randistein@earthlink.net In Italy:  ·             Dottore Daniele Militello, Fondazione Alda Fendi Via Curia 4, Roma, Italia daniele@militello.biz ·             Dottore F. David Peat, Pari Center for New Learning, Pari, Italia, info@paricenter.com or fdavidpeat@fdavidpeat.com ·                Dottore Luana Poginni,  International Association for Dance Medicine and Science, Board of Directors, L_Poggini@fastwen.it   John P. Coleman