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Leslie Williams
About Leslie
Leslie Williams is Professor of Dance at West Texas A&M University. With a lifetime of teaching and performing professionally in modern, ballet and jazz Leslie is a passionate teacher, choreographer and educator. A four year graduate of Interlochen Arts Academy and a three summer alumna, Leslie is thrilled to be joining the summer faculty for her fifteenth year.
Nearing two decades of educating young students, my aim is to foster well rounded, collaborative artists, in addition to instilling clean, core-centered dance technique. I apply a solid, holistic instructional approach across the disciplines of classical and contemporary modern, ballet, choreography. My focus on somatics minimizes unnecessary tension with the goal of extending each dancer’s healthy performing years. Further emphasis on cross-training ensures young dancers form habits that maximize healthy bodies as they age in a rigorous art.
B.F.A. - West Texas A&M University
M.F.A., Dance-Choreography and Performance - University of Michigan