Emily Abrahams was born and raised in Pennsylvania, and earned her BFA in Contemporary Dance from the North Carolina School of the Arts in 2004. She went on to perform with Stephen Pelton Dance Theatre, PPARDance, Charles Moulton and La Femme Panache in San Francisco. Her passion for movement led her to Los Angeles where she became a Sensei of the martial and yogic art form Budokon, and had celebrity clients as head fitness trainer for Tracy Anderson Studios. Currently Emily is in her fourth year performing and teaching with DPC.
Carlos Bracuto follows the lineage of the late Chinese Master Liu Pai Lin. Following his interest in both Taoist philosophy and martial arts, he started his Yang style tai chi and chi kung (qigong) instruction in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where he was born. Then he moved to Southern California to continue his studies and training in tai chi, traditional tai chi sword and broadsword, Taoist meditation and shaolin kung fu. Prior to establishing himself in Ashland, he taught and shared the art of tai chi & chi kung in yoga studios, schools, community programs, professional offices and parks in the Los Angeles area. In his tai chi classes, Carlos incorporates a wide range of chi kung exercises to cultivate internal energy and cleanse all the major internal organs, as well as some basic movements to develop physical strength, balance and coordination. The Chinese meditation practices will help you to balance your emotions and calm your mind.
Marion Moore graduated in 1989 from the teacher training program at the San Francisco Iyengar Yoga Institute, and has been teaching yoga ever since. Her teaching style is gentle, with detailed instructions and a focus on releasing unnecessary tension.
Veronica DeWitt has been a advocate for dance all her life, enjoying the free range movement of growing up on a farm in rural Southern Oregon. After graduating from UO in 2007 with a B.A. in Dance, she began working with DPC. During school, Veronica took dance pedagogy classes in addition to interning as an instructor for Modern dance classes at UO. Since joining DPC, she has assisted/taught over three years of residency programs and taught over two years as a Modern and Aerial instructor with DPC's 310 Studio. Veronica has also choreographed for Childrens Musical Theatre of Oregon. Currently, she is a member of Nutshell Mask and Theatre, performing "Carnival of the Animals", under the artistic direction of Jamie Peck. Teaching Dance is a passion of Veronica's because of the rewards by sharing her love and curiosity of movement with others.
