The Movement Center

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With a commitment to excellence, our staff demonstrate unwavering dedication to teaching. Meet The Movement Center's people who are making a difference in the lives of our students. Chansri A. Green Artistic Director & Teacher Ballet, Mini Movers, Boys Movement Exploration and Mighty Movers, Encore Dance Project Chansri A Green is a educator, choreographer, and performer who studied at the Joffrey Ballet School, the Harid Conservatory, and the Julliard School. She received her BFA in Dance with honors, with a concentration in education, from The Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago in 2003. In 2004, she relocated to Hawaii to further pursue her education and attended the University of Hawaii at Manoa on fellowship. In 2007, she completed her MFA in Dance with honors, with concentrations in education & performance/choreography. She has taught and choreographed dance at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, Punahou Dance School, The Arc of Hawaii, Kapiolani Community College and The Movement Center, where she is currently the Artistic Director, Director of the Ballet Program, and Director and choreographer of Encore Dance Project, the mature dance company of The Movement Center. Travers King Teacher Song and Dance, Musical Theater, Tap, Mini Movers Travers King was born and raised in a small town outside of Boston, where he found his passion for dance at the age of four. While in Massachusetts he studied at various schools including Center Stage Dance Studio, Ms. Kim’s School of Dance, and the Boston Ballet. Currently Travers is earning his B.F.A. in dance at The University of Hawaii at Manoa, where he received the Carl Wolz Award for Excellence in Choreography for his Senior Project, Forbidden, in 2009. During Fall 2008, Travers was given the opportunity to study at London Contemporary Dance School, where he performed repertoire by Award Winning Choreographer Siobhan Davies. Erin Love Teacher, Front Desk Ballet, Jazz, GEMS Erin Love is an alumni of Mid-Pacific Institute School of the Arts program in Dance. She has also studied under the School of Honolulu Dance Theater and has performed in many of their productions. Ms. Love graduated from Whittier College with a BA in History, where she danced on the Whittier College Dance Team all four years and led as captain for three years. Colleen Lum Business Director Administration Colleen Lum, a supportive mom turned staff, is TMC’s amazing business director. Colleen can answer your questions about classes, help you fit dance shoes, console wounded souls and sell you a snack – all with a smile and a hug! Maureen Mackowiak Front Desk Administration Maureen Mackowiak's bright smile greets you when you walk in to the studio. She can sign you up for classes and answer your questions. She is a wonderful help for Ms. Colleen and for all of us! Julie Okumura Teacher Show Director, Summer Camp Julie attended and trained at the University of California, Irvine and has performed in many musical productions both in Hawaii and California. She has worked at The Movement Center for many years teaching and directing musical theater.

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