Katie Tranzillo Dance Instructor 203-915-9371 katiet@joyfuldancing(dot)com
Since her first tap class at age 4, Katie has enjoyed and studied dance and related fields of music, yoga and movement arts. Recent dance training, with masters of their crafts, has been with Bill Borgida, Aly Tatchol Camara, Steven Mitchell and Virginie Jensen, Erik Novoa, and Daniel Leven. She has trained with the Mark Morris Dance Center to lead dance programs for people with Parkinson's disease.   Katie's dance teaching experience includes classes for children, adults and seniors, in swing, lindy hop, blues, basic classes in salsa, charleston, west coast swing, african dance, creative dance, technique and styling, Dance for Fitness, Shake Your Soul, YogaDance, Dance Explorers, and Dancing with Parkinson's.      A licensed speech-language pathologist, she works effectively with all ages, as a therapist, consultant, supervisor and mentor. She brings together her professional teaching skills, with her experience with dance, movement and music, to guide students in their own unique enjoyment of movement and dance.
That's me in the bottom row, far right! People of all levels of dance and movement experience have fun!   “I felt relaxed, invited.”       ~Paula Scatoloni   “I felt called into motion”        ~Daniel Leven    “I really truly enjoyed your class!  It was a lot of fun, and creative, inviting, comfortable, and inspiring.  From the perspective of an instructor, I enjoyed doing movement that I don’t do in my regular circles. From the perspective of a participant, I felt very comfortable exploring within the parameters you set.   And I liked all the music a lot! I do plan to come again.”              ~Laura Richling	Teaching experience includes: Shake Your Soul/ Kripalu YogaDance Swing technique and styling Lindy Hop East Coast Swing Charleston Salsa West Coast swing Blues Dance Explorers for children Dance for Fitness Creative Dance Dancing with Parkinson's Certified in Shake Your Soul® and Kripalu YogaDance®