Sandra Chinn

Sandra Chinn has faculty positions with Alonzo King LINES Ballet, ODC/Dance Company and School, and Berkeley Ballet Theater. Beloved for her somatically-informed pedagogy that draws on Body-Mind Centering, Pilates, Feldenkrais, Franklin Method, Alexander Technique, Iyengar Yoga, GYROTONIC®, and GYROKINESIS®, she believes these concepts reveal additional possibilities for rich, efficient and elegant movement. She received an Isadora Duncan Special Achievement Award in 2020 for “her commitment to, and excellence in the training, teaching, inspiring, and motivating dancers throughout the dance community”. She has been a visiting guest artist for Hollins University BA/BFA/MFA Dance program, and New York University Tisch Summer College Dance Residency Festival. She has guest taught for Paul Taylor Dance Company, Complexions Contemporary Ballet, Company Wayne McGregor, Jessica Lang Dance, A.I.M Kyle Abraham, Lucinda Childs Dance, Smuin Ballet, Aszure Barton and Artists, Amy Seiwart’s Imagery, Post:Ballet, SF DanceWorks, Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures, Cedar Lake Contemporary, and BODYTRAFFIC.