Jacque Lynn Bell is a dancer, choreographer, and an AmSAT cer- tified instructor of the Alexander Technique. She holds a Bache- lor of Science in Psychology and a Master of Fine Arts in Dance and Choreography, both from the University of Utah. She re- ceived her teaching certification in the Alexander Technique from the American Center for the Alexander Technique, located in New York City, NY.
Ms. Bell taught at the Soho Center for the Alexander Technique in New York City where she intermittently lived, choreo- graphed, and performed from 1982-1998. She developed the Alexander Technique program (based on the Juilliard model) for the Department of Theatre’s Actor Training Program, where she also teaches Movement for Actors. Additionally, she is an Asso- ciate Lecturer for the Department of Dance at Brigham Young University, and has taught modern dance at the University of Utah and Utah Valley University.
Ms. Bell has taught, performed, and choreographed all over the world, including presentations in the United States, Canada, Eu- rope, Japan, and the Philippines. She has been a movement specialist for the National Endowment for the Arts and was a Teaching Artist for Dance and Theatre at the Lincoln Center In- stitute for the Performing Arts in New York City.
Ms. Bell’s article “Dance and the Alexander Technique” was published in the second edition of Dance Kinesiology in 1996.
Artist Style: Dance: Contemporary