BODY AND SOUL: Maxine Montilus: To teach is to learn

Maxine Montilus (photo: ShocPhoto LLC)

 

A black woman with long dreadlocks is wearing a black sleeveless dress.  She is suspended in the air in a double attitude jump, with her left and right arms placed in fourth position with palms facing outward.  The background is blurred with shades of green and white colors.

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Maxine Montilus has served many roles in dance--performer, choreographer, administrator, writer, and educator. I asked her to focus this podcast episode on her experience and ideas as a passionate and imaginative dance teacher across ages and levels. It was a delight to listen to her, and I hope you will enjoy this, too!

Listen to her segment on Body and Soul podcast here.

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Read below to learn more about Maxine.

Eva Yaa Asantewaa

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BIO: Maxine Montilus is a dance artist from Brooklyn, New York. As an educator, Maxine is currently a Visiting Professor in the Theatre and Dance department at Indiana University. She is also a principal facilitator and teaching artist with Camille A. Brown & Dancers’ EVERY BODY MOVE Community Engagement platform, and was recently an adjunct dance professor at both Hunter College and SUNY Old Wetsbury. She has also served as a teaching artist for Haiti Cultural Exchange, Caribbean Cultural Center Africa Diaspora Institute, and Opus Dance Theatre. From 2015-2018, she was a full-time dance teacher for the New York City Department of Education. Maxine has also served as an arts administrator in arts education, coordinating programs for public schools, studios and healthcare facilities at The Juilliard School, Marquis Studios and Dancewave. www.maxinemontilus.com/