Allison Pagano
Appears on episode 6 of “Breakthrough the Ordinary Podcast”
Allison Pagano has spent the last twenty years traveling, training, and teaching in the fields of dance, mind-body movement, and the healing arts. She is the creator of Embodied Dance which combines dance training and performance with energy medicine and holistic approaches to transformation.
She is a former lecturing professor at Iona College and former professor of dance technique at Manhattanville College. She completed her MFA in Dance through Montclair State University in 2018 and holds certifications in Bodywork, Energy Healing, Yoga, Health Coaching, Pilates, and the Simonson Method of Teacher Training.
Allison has studied and performed in Europe and Australia as well as nationally and locally. Her choreographic credits include Somatic dance festivals, Iona College, Hackensack Performing Arts Center, the Union Arts Center, and the Garden State Opera.
Allison believes that dance is a universal art form with the power to heal and transform individuals and audiences when approached with mindfulness at the core of its process. Her background in Cultural Anthropology and world travel shape her perspective that 'all people are meant to express through dance'.
Embodied Dance was born out of a desire to fill in the gaps in dance training where the mind-body connection is often missing. She seeks to provide experiences using dance as a communicative tool to explore how we interpret, address, and envision what it means to be human; evolving and responding to our changing times.
She currently offers the Embodied Dance Teacher Training Certification for dancers who wish to be supported on the path of soul artistry, healing transformation, and conscious leadership. Dance Teacher Training Certification starts in September