Kristina Berger, from Washington D.C., has toured internationally as performer, teacher, and choreographer. She is a principal dancer with Erick Hawkins Dance Company, a founding member of Zurich-based artists collective LordMasters, a freelance choreographer, and a teacher of the Horton Technique. She discovered her love of the Horton Technique as a scholarship student at Jacob’s Pillow studying with Jimmy Truitte. Kristina has since performed as soloist with the Lester Horton Dance Theatre, Inc. under the direction of Don Martin, and worked as assistant/demonstrator to Milton Myers for several years. Ms. Berger has been on dance faculty at Marymount Manhattan College for nine years. Kristina also teaches at Steps on Broadway and Bergen Performing Arts Center, with guest artist positions at La Guardia High School of Performing Arts, Taiwan National University of the Arts, Tahoe Youth Ballet, Steffi Nossen School of Dance, and Boston Youth Moves.

She has danced with Molissa Fenley & Dancers, Joyce Trisler Danscompany and Washington Opera Ballet.

Other magical adventures include solo guest artist as the first female “Hanuman The Monkey King” with Bali’s foremost music and dance company, Semara Ratih, under NYC’s Balinese American Dance Theatre and circus dancer with Ringling Bros. & Barnum and Bailey Circus.

Class Description
Kristina Berger’s class approaches this art form through technical precision balanced with ease, flow and breath. Intellectual thought patterns and physical athleticism through the Horton vocabulary combine to place the main focus on MOVING and the vital collaboration between dancer and music. The Horton language encourages a beautiful combination of length, strength, power, and grace. Whatever level, background, or age, the student will experience this as an art form that moves, breathes, and DANCES

Week of: Jun 17, 2013 - Jun 23, 2013