Ashlee Jo Ramsey-Borunov
Dance Artist, Educator, Yoga Teacher
Dance Artist, Educator, Yoga Teacher
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Biography
Grounded in the perspective that dance-making lives in the primal, physical, emotional and spiritual consciousness of all humans, many of Ms. Ramsey-Borunov's productions and projects center on community participation and making dance available as a creative practice for all people.
Proceeding in all of her endeavors from a perspective that values collaboration and curiosity, Ms. Ramsey-Borunov seeks to advance the field of dance through projects generated and presented with respect and attention to the artistry of all participants and audience members involved in their making. As the director of a collaborative, often community-driven dance practice, Ms. Ramsey-Borunov’s creative works thrive as socially available, culturally aware, deeply insightful, and presented with apposite, skillful style.
Ms. Ramsey-Borunov has shown work, performed or taught in North Carolina, South Carolina, Atlanta, New York, Arizona, Austria, the U.K. and India. Her experience as an educator includes teaching dance and yoga courses at Elon University, Wake Forest University, Winthrop University, and Salem College, and she holds a teacher certification with DanceAbility International. Ms. Ramsey-Borunov has been published in the international academic periodical, Journal of Dance and Somatic Practices (2011) and has presented work or research at the NDEO National Conference, The Fifth Annual Somatic Dance Conference and Performance Festival, and Elon University’s Intersect Diversity and Leadership Conference.
Currently working in Atlanta, GA, Ms. Ramsey-Borunov performs and serves as rehearsal director with Full Radius Dance, a physically integrated professional dance company; Beacon Dance, a performing arts collective focusing on issues of social justice, equality and activism; and as a teacher with CORE Dance’s Dynamic X-Change and Morning Class programs.
The characteristics of Ms. Ramsey’s work as a dance artist, educator and community leader run synonymous with her movement style and choreographic choices – strong, fluid and flexible; conscious and inclusive of all participants including performers and audience members; and capable of harvesting the beautifully complex aspects of human experience.
Grounded in the perspective that dance-making lives in the primal, physical, emotional and spiritual consciousness of all humans, many of Ms. Ramsey-Borunov's productions and projects center on community participation and making dance available as a creative practice for all people.
Proceeding in all of her endeavors from a perspective that values collaboration and curiosity, Ms. Ramsey-Borunov seeks to advance the field of dance through projects generated and presented with respect and attention to the artistry of all participants and audience members involved in their making. As the director of a collaborative, often community-driven dance practice, Ms. Ramsey-Borunov’s creative works thrive as socially available, culturally aware, deeply insightful, and presented with apposite, skillful style.
Ms. Ramsey-Borunov has shown work, performed or taught in North Carolina, South Carolina, Atlanta, New York, Arizona, Austria, the U.K. and India. Her experience as an educator includes teaching dance and yoga courses at Elon University, Wake Forest University, Winthrop University, and Salem College, and she holds a teacher certification with DanceAbility International. Ms. Ramsey-Borunov has been published in the international academic periodical, Journal of Dance and Somatic Practices (2011) and has presented work or research at the NDEO National Conference, The Fifth Annual Somatic Dance Conference and Performance Festival, and Elon University’s Intersect Diversity and Leadership Conference.
Currently working in Atlanta, GA, Ms. Ramsey-Borunov performs and serves as rehearsal director with Full Radius Dance, a physically integrated professional dance company; Beacon Dance, a performing arts collective focusing on issues of social justice, equality and activism; and as a teacher with CORE Dance’s Dynamic X-Change and Morning Class programs.
The characteristics of Ms. Ramsey’s work as a dance artist, educator and community leader run synonymous with her movement style and choreographic choices – strong, fluid and flexible; conscious and inclusive of all participants including performers and audience members; and capable of harvesting the beautifully complex aspects of human experience.
