I am a full time teaching artist in Seattle and professional dancer with
the dynamic, unique company that is 127th St. Dance. I direct a high
school dance program, teach at a University ballet studio, and instruct a
ballet and pointe program at a competitive dance studio. As a teaching
artist, I'm so often alone in the studio with my art and my
choreography, and as a dancer I am often challenged so much physically
that one can feel very raw when the music ends. 127th St. Dance is a
beautiful, hauntingly emotional, daring company of brilliant
choreographers and dancers, but it's more than any dance company I've
known - it's a home. We truly are a family. We not only love our art
and our profession, but each other. 127th St. Dance brings that sense
of unity and belonging to each of us in the company, and to everyone for
whom we perform. To me, 127th St. Dance means so much more than a
company, an art form, or a job - it is truly, at its core, the human
experience.
~ Emily Lubinski
127th St. Dance Company, soloist
