About Leanne Rinelli
Leanne Rinelli (MFA, 200 hour RYT, comprehensive Pilates certification) has been teaching multiple movement modalities for over 20 years. She has been on the Dance Faculty at Buffalo State University, the University of Texas at El Paso, and currently at the University of Tampa. She has taught ballet and modern dance in various dance studios, and has been a guest artist with the University at Buffalo, the University of the South, Idaho State University, and Brenau University. Leanne has performed with Dayton Contemporary Dance Company II (Dayton, OH), Janet Reed and Dancers (Buffalo, NY), the Bill Evans Dance Company (Rochester, NY), KDiehl Danceworks (Rochester, NY), and STEAMROLLER Dance (San Francisco). She was the co-founder of Rochester Dance Project (Rochester, NY) and Mountain Movement Dance Company (El Paso, TX). Leanne's choreography has been seen internationally in Guatemala, Italy, Greece, Switzerland, Croatia, and at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in Scotland.
Leanne values the unique ways in which individuals choose to express themselves through movement. Her research in somatic movement and dance is driven by the principle that moving our bodies creates positive changes in our attitudes towards ourselves and those around us. Her explorations on creating community through movement have been presented at the International Somatic Dance Conference, the National Dance Education Organization Conference, and the Anne Frank Project Social Justice Festival.