About Core In Motion

Core In Motion was founded by Julie Marques. Dancer, artist, bodyworker & pilates insrtuctor, Julie wanted to create a studio that trained students in creative expression and movement fundamentals. Core In Motion is the idea that all people can find joy in movement through their very core, bringing movement from the marrow to the skin, inside out.

Core In Motion delights and challenges students with talented instructors, incredible performers and wonderful people from all paths of dance. Each instructor brings his and her heart and soul to the unique and varied dance and movement classes offered at Core In Motion Studio. While some teachers are highly trained, others are highly self taught and all have been teaching and or performing for many years. They have found and continue to explore new ways to personalize their art forms and bring them to greater levels of expression and self understanding. It is an honor to teach, an honor to learn and a blessing to share the experience together.

Teachers' Bios

Gobind Singh (James Reilly) is a KRI Certified Kundalini Yoga Teacher. He brings a wealth of knowledge and inspiring insights to students. Gobind Singh also teaches yoga workshops including topics such as Relationships, Awareness, Sadhana, Yoga and achieving Self-Mastery. He also provides private yoga sessions, private counsel, and holistic healing treatments.

 

Ileana Champlain began practicing yoga in 1990. Her journey with yoga led her to India where she had the great blessing of living in Lucknow and sitting daily with Sri. Poonjaji. Her journey than took her to the foothills of the Himalayas and to the Himalayan Yoga Institute and under the care of Swami Shyam she furthered her studies of Advaita and classical yoga. Upon returning to America she was certified as a Kripalu yoga teacher, and than went on to study Anusara Yoga. She has been teaching since 2000.

Jodi Waseca has been dancing ever since her feet touched the ground...you might say, she danced herself right out the womb. Her life has led her through many different dance disciplines, which now manifests in her unique stylization of the Tribal Fusion Bellydance format. She has owned and directed her own dance studio, and now performs in many different projects (as well as rockin the solo stage), namely the award winning Troupe Joweh! (directed by TerriAnne Gutierrez), vaudeville duo Room For Cream, burlesque project Jellyfish Kiss, and the bands, Brothers Horse and the Lemon Lime Lights. Her extensive training in Modern, Hip Hop, Jazz, and Middle Eastern dance as well theatre and fire performance brings a lively and unexpected twist to her teaching and performance technique. You can also find her bellydancing at Sizzling Tandoor in Santa Rosa and Papas Taverna in Petaluma monthly!

Joy Andrea Schoffer has been performing since the age of 4, beginning her career with classical ballet for 16 years. Inspired by her passion and love for dance, she moved to Ohio where she studied modern dance, ballet, and African dance at Kent State University. She lived in Cleveland, OH.,studying and performing with a flamenco dance company for two years. Recognizing the therapeutic value of movement and dance, she went on to study Dance Therapy. Joy has since created various therapeutic dance programs for children and teens with disabilities. In 2004, her heart and her spirit led her to California where she was fortunate to meet and join the beautiful and amazing women of Amrita Dance Company.

Julie Marques CLMA has been teaching Bollywood dance for nearly 10 years. She grew up to Carribbean tunes with her family but got sidetracked to Southeast Asia. She spent 2.5 years studying and living in Nepal and India where she studied classical and folk dance and was introduced to Bollywood. She has a background in Tai Chi, dance, theatre and Somatic Movement. She teaches Bollywood dance because it never fails to make her laugh, smile and want to move! Julie is founder & owner of Core In Motion Dance & Movement Studio. www.amritadance.com

Krysta Cook has been exploring the world of Middle Eastern dance for over 8 years. A native of Sebastopol, California she was fortunate to have access to the huge Belly Dancing community in the North Bay. Beginning as a student of Egyptian Raqs Sharqi style belly dance she was able to fine tune her knowledge of the basic movements, music and historical relevance of this mesmerizing form of expression. She began to explore different styles such as Turkish, American Nightclub (or Cabaret) and Tribal Fusion. Incorporating into these she also has experience in Flamenco, African, Ballet, Modern, Hip hop and Indian. Studying underTerri-Anne, she began her career as a dancer in San Francisco’s Night Club and Restaurant scene.

Lara Jane Ramlorger has been studying middle eastern, North African and Balkan folk and social dances for 17 years. She has studied with bay area teachers like John and Rita from Hab’ki Ru, Katrina Burda and Jamilla and Suhaila Salinpour. She was a member of boththe folk troupe “Bal Anat”, and “SDC”, Suhaila Dance Company, and has danced on the Mullahs stage at the Northern and Southern California Renaissance fairs. She dances at Middle Eastern Music and Dance Camps, as well as venues and restaurants in the bay area and beyond.

MAN-E aka Manuel Weigel, Born in San Francisco and raised in Sonoma County, his musical influence began at a early age. In 1994 Manuel’s influence turned into expression – Locking, Rocking, Popping, and B-Boying aka break dancing became his mediums of choice. Wanting to know the past in order to know the future, he began his search for the root of the dances. After meeting and studying with creators, pioneers, and innovators of the dances, he continues the path to the future. Described as “Straight up B-Boy” and “Rhythm and Soul” his style is ever evolving bringing him to perform with various musical artists ~ “Afrika Bambaataa & Soul Sonic Force, KRS-One, New Cleus, Egyptian Lover, and Kurtis Blow” among others. Along with performances, MAN-E continues to teach the history of the dances, and there movements, in Universities.

Martha Channer has been a dance teacher, performer, producer and choreographer since 1980. She was nurtured in both the fine arts and in many forms of dance by Chicago’s rich cultural scene. Martha attended The School of the Art Institute of Chicago and graduated with a B.F.A from Barat College in Lake Forest, Illinois. She studied dance and performed in New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles, and was a member of The Chicago Moving Company and The Concert Ensemble. She has performed, choreographed, and created set designs for numerous dance collectives, and has produced many group and solo concerts of her own work. www.marthachanner.com

Pasquale Bolognese has been studying music as well as working with children as a mentor, tutor, and counselor for the past 17 years. With a BS in Psychology from St. John’s University he understands the role that adults have in shaping the lives of the people around them especially children. After much traveling in the the US and living abroad Pasquale is always seeking to instill a world view upon his students by looking at music as a stepping stone to understanding the nuances of different cultures.

Trinity Ava Wool enjoyed a healthy career as an international professional contemporary ballet dancer based in Europe. Trinity offers over 24 years of movement awareness, injury prevention and considers herself a lifelong student of movement (SUNY Purchase NY, BFA Dance, LA High School for the Arts). Trinity has studied with masters in a variety of traditions: The Klein technique, Jose Limon, Martha Graham Studio N.Y., dance improvisation, Pilates, Waldorf education and has worked with all age groups of children and teens for over 13 years. Trinity continues to be inspired by movement exploration, improvisation and the choreographic works and adores the oppurtunity to move with her community!

Sri Vishnu Tattva Das is a dedicated artist who has devoted himself to perfecting the art of Odissi. Vishnu began his training in dance with Smt. Jhelum Paranjape, director of Smitalay Dance Company in Mumbai, India. He then traveled to Orissa for intensive studies with Padmavibhusan Kelucharan Mohapatra at the Odissi Research Center in Bhubaneshwar. Vishnu is recognized as one of India's prominent male Odissi dancers and choreographers, and has received acclaim for his performances throughout India, Italy, Canada, and the U.S. He has presented hundreds of solo performances, lecture-demonstrations, and master classes. He has also collaborated, choreographed and performed with many dance artists in India and the U.S. Vishnu brings to his chosen art form a vision of beauty, refinement, grace and spirituality, imbued with a divine inspiration, which permeates each step of his dance. He is the founder-director of Odissi Vilas: Sacred Dance of India, formally known as Sri~Krishnasraya, and is a founding member of Kala Sri Sangha, a group of professional Odissi dancers in the San Francisco Bay Area whose interest is to collectively promote Odissi dance. Vishnu has performed throughout India, including the following venues: Tata Theater, NCPA: National Center for the Performing Arts, Nehru Center, Homi Bhabha Auditorium and on Doordarshan National Television. He has performed throughout Italy, and the U.S. and Canada with the Festival of India.