Valerie Williams earns her living in modern dance, musical theater, opera, Renaissance dance and commercial dance. Dancing professionally since 1973 she has performed, choreographed and taught in a wide variety of situations including professional and amateur dance and theater, opera and even marching bands.
Since 1975 she has toured professionally performing, choreographing and teaching throughout North America and Europe with Co'Motion Dance Theater, Musica Antiqua, Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Co. and the Old Creamery Theater Company.
Beginning in 1986 Valerie Williams directed rehearsals for Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Co. on a free lance basis as well as directing rehearsal for the premiere and national tour of Uncle Tom's Cabin/The Promised Land.
She produces an average of three concerts per year for Co'Motion Dance Theater plus the successful Kids' Co'Motion.
Valerie's training includes a broad range of technical study, but her experiences include much more: scholarly reconstructions of Early Dance, advanced study in biomechanics and kinesiology, and running a successful dance company. Valerie has an excellent eye for movement and has coached all ages and experience levels.
Valerie believes in the education of physical, intellectual and spiritual intelligences and has found no other form as fitting as dance and creative movement. Besides constantly seeking to make sure people have a positive experience in dance/movement, Valerie expresses a contagious joy in the art form. She is a frequently requested Artist In the Schools in a nine state region and presents workshops, teacher in-service, seminars and residencies in Creative Movement, Composition, Movement and Curriculum, Biomechanics, Dance Technique.
