Founder’s Bio

BillDuring his career as a contemporary dancer Bill performed nationally and internationally with a number of companies, including Elise Monte/David Brown, the Erick Hawkins Dance Company, Douglas Dunn and Dancers, and the Tunisian National Ballet.

Bill’s career as a movement educator began with teaching Pilates in 1984 at the California Institute for the Arts. He was a senior staff instructor at the original White Cloud Studio from 1987-1999, training extensively with Gyrotonic ® founder, Juliu Horvath. Bill has taught contemporary modern dance nationally and internationally, since 1989. In addition to a BFA from California Institute of the Arts, Bill holds degrees and/or certifications in the disciplines of Anatomy and Kinesiology, Laban Movement Analysis, Neuro-Linguistic Programming, Ericksonian Hypnosis, Myofascial Restructuring and Deep Tissue Massage.