About Gayl

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• I am certified to teach by  the American Society for The Alexander Technique (AmSAT) 

• I trained at and graduated from the Riverside Initiative for the Alexander Technique (RIAT) which has a comprehensive program, 1600 hours to complete 

• RIAT 's cadre of teachers included, but were 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 Missy Vineyard, Kitty Wielopolska née Catherine Merrick, a first generation teacher, and Lydia Yohay, the latter with whom I both studied and trained over  many decades

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 the direction of Anna Sokolow in "Steps of Silence,"

Clearly depicted in this image 

From left to right: Anna Sokolow, Felice Dalgin, Noel Cruz, Diane Jacobowitz, Gayl Forman 

• Choreography student, Anna Sokolow

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

• Mary Anthony Dance Theatre, Apprentice

• When Dance major at SUNY, Purchase, Studied repertory with Anna Sokolow "The Unanswered Question" and ""Halloween", Cunningham with Mel Wong; Graham with Carol Fried and Kazuko Hirabashi; Limon with Jim May and Aaron Osborne; Ballet with Bill Glassman, Anne Parsons 

• Subsequent to college, studied Limon with Ruth Currier, Jim May and other Modern techniques with Mary Anthony, Marcus Schulkind, and Kei Takei 

• Subsequent to college, studied Ballet with Finis Jhung, Elaine Wilson, ballet mistress to Anthony Tudor

• 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.