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Julie Garcia & Jill Kenny

Teaches at 92nd Street Y

Julie Garcia completed her masters in Dance Education from New York University in 2009. As a tap and modern dancer, she teaches at Broadway Dance Center, STEPS on Broadway, 92nd Street Y, the American Tap Dance Foundation and has taught at Boston University, Long Island University, Jacksonville University and the Florida State College at Jacksonville. Julie works as Germaine Salsberg's tap dance assistant and dances in Germaine's company "Les Femmes Plus" and Adam Metzger’s "SLURP." She has performed at Jacob's Pillow, The Yard, Symphony Space, White Wave, 92nd Street Y, the Frederick Loewe Theatre, The Florida Theatre and the Conservatorio Statale Di Musica in Florence, Italy. She has danced in Tap City, the Tap Extravaganza, the DUMBO Dance Festival, Tradition in Tap and Tap It Out in Martha's Vineyard. Julie served on the panel "Living the Dream" for the National Dance Education Organization's national conference; she was also a featured instructor and performer at the American College Dance Festival Association’s Northeast Conference. As an advocate of creative inquiry, Julie continues to research dance improvisation as it relates to the dancer and the creative process. Jill Kenney is a New York-based dancer, teacher and choreographer. Jill has guest taught at Steps on Broadway and is on faculty at the Dream Center Dance Academy of Long Island, in which she also serves as director of the early childhood program. With Salsberg’s tap company, Les Femmes, Jill has performed at Symphony Space, Lincoln Center, The Friars Club, 92nd Street Y, Long Island University and Brooklyn College. She has appeared in numerous festivals including the Dumbo Dance Festival, Tradition in Tap, Tap City and the Tap Extravaganza. Recently she performed in ATDF’s Rhythm in Motion at the 14th Street Y, as well as Tap It Out—an outdoor concert in which she also served as a rehearsal assistant. Other performance opportunities have included Disney Cruise Lines, the Highline Ballroom, LG Electronics, the tour of Dancin’ on Common Ground and as a member of Folktap Danza Company. Originally from Rhode Island, Jill grew up studying various forms of dance under the direction of Lisa Mailloux and at the Newport Academy of Ballet. She holds a degree in dance from Dean College, where she was awarded the Gregory Hines Tap Scholarship and the Trustee’s Prize in Dance.

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