Ashlee Jo Ramsey
Dance Artist, Educator, Yoga Teacher
Dance Artist, Educator, Yoga Teacher
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Biography
Proceeding in all of her endeavors from a perspective that values collaboration and curiosity, Ms. Ramsey 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’s creative works thrive as socially available, culturally aware, deeply insightful, and presented with apposite, skillful style.
Acting with the belief that the advancement of the dance field can only be achieved through reciprocal support and collaboration, Ms. Ramsey has organized and directed seven dance full-length performance concerts or projects that invite the participation of multiple choreographers and artists of various disciplines.
Grounded in the perspective that dance-making lives in the primal, physical, emotional and spiritual consciousness of all humans, many of Ms. Ramsey’s productions and projects center on community participation and making dance available as a creative practice for all people.
In addition to her work as artistic director and event producer, Ms. Ramsey has served as a dance artist and educator in North Carolina, South Carolina, Arizona, Austria the U.K. and India. She has taught in educational settings that range from municipal community programming to dance and yoga courses at Wake Forest University, Winthrop University, and Salem College. Ms. Ramsey has traveled globally to conduct self-designed ethnographic studies and she has been published in the international academic periodical, Journal of Dance and Somatic Practices (2011).
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.
Proceeding in all of her endeavors from a perspective that values collaboration and curiosity, Ms. Ramsey 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’s creative works thrive as socially available, culturally aware, deeply insightful, and presented with apposite, skillful style.
Acting with the belief that the advancement of the dance field can only be achieved through reciprocal support and collaboration, Ms. Ramsey has organized and directed seven dance full-length performance concerts or projects that invite the participation of multiple choreographers and artists of various disciplines.
Grounded in the perspective that dance-making lives in the primal, physical, emotional and spiritual consciousness of all humans, many of Ms. Ramsey’s productions and projects center on community participation and making dance available as a creative practice for all people.
In addition to her work as artistic director and event producer, Ms. Ramsey has served as a dance artist and educator in North Carolina, South Carolina, Arizona, Austria the U.K. and India. She has taught in educational settings that range from municipal community programming to dance and yoga courses at Wake Forest University, Winthrop University, and Salem College. Ms. Ramsey has traveled globally to conduct self-designed ethnographic studies and she has been published in the international academic periodical, Journal of Dance and Somatic Practices (2011).
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.
