About Gayl

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• Affiliate & Assistant Teacher, RIAT, "Riverside Initiative for the Alexander Technique" 

• Guest Lecturer, Gilda’s Club NYC, "Introduction to The Alexander Technique"  https://gildasclubnyc.org

• Teacher Certification from AmSAT, "American Society for The Alexander Technique" an organization with the highest standards and most rigorous requirements in the United States and is affiliated with similar credentialing bodies worldwide.  

• Training Certification from RIAT, "Riverside Initiative for the Alexander Technique" a full and comprehensive program needing at least 1600 hours to complete 

• RIAT gave rise to study with, but not limited to, Nanette Walsh, Director, Ariel Carson and Lori Schiff, Associate Directors, and Peggy Florin, Eleanor Taylor, Rebecca Tuffey and Anne Waxman

• Early study began with Countess Wielopolska née Catherine (Kitty) Merrick, a 1st generation teacher, Missy Vineyard and Lydia Yohay, the latter with whom I both studied and trained

Diane Jacobowitz Dance Theatre  "Preachers"  

• Substitute teacher, Simonson Jazz Technique, Dance New Amsterdam

• Certified to teach Simonson Jazz Dance Technique

• Dance teacher of three and four year olds, Columbus Park West Nursery

• Assistant choreography teacher, Ellen Robbins' class for nine year olds

• Member Diane Jacobowitz Dance Theatre company

•  Danced under direction of Anna Sokolow in "Steps of Silence," "Halloween," and "The Unanswered Question"

• Choreography student, Anna Sokolow

• Studied jazz dance with Lynn Simonson, Katiti King, Laurie DeVito, Diane McCarthy

• Mary Anthony Dance Theatre, Apprentice

• Studied Ballet with Finis Jhung, Bill Glassman, Anne Parsons and Elaine Wilson, ballet mistress to Anthony Tudor

• Studied Cunningham with Mel Wong; Graham with Carol Fried and Kazuko Hirabashi; Limon with Ruth Currier, Jim May and Aaron Osborne and other Modern techniques with Mary Anthony, Marcus Schulkind, Kei Takei,

• Dance major at SUNY, Purchase. 

• As a child, studied at The Philadelphia Dance Academy: Ballet, Modern, Duncan and Folk, performing on stage and television 

Photograph by Jeremy Bishop

My practice embraces all in our human family, regardless of their circumstances, conditions or belief systems. 

Joyfully I respect each individual, no matter their race, ethnicity, national origin, ancestry, gender expression, sexual orientation, sex, physical or mental ability, age, height, weight, marriage, family/parental or military status, religious or political affiliation, or otherwise.

Should I inadvertently offend, I invite conversation and welcome the opportunity to change and grow.