Lorienne Beals: Biography

Lorienne Beals is an accomplished international performer and educator. Ms. Beals began her dance training with Ann Lucchesi and Doreen Leary-McCann at the Studio of the Dance Arts in Seneca Falls New York. On the recommendation of Mrs. Leary, Lorienne began studying at the New York Dance Studio under multi-award winning International Producer/Choreographer, Sean McLeod, and would later follow him to the New York Institute of Dance and Education. After studying with some of the industry's best dancers, Ms. Beals first performed with the Kaleidoscope Dance Theatre as an apprentice in 1997. Later, Ms. Beals was accepted at the internationally acclaimed Purchase Conservatory of Dance where she studied with some of the world's most noted teachers and choreographers, while also performing with the internationally celebrated Purchase Dance Corps. Ms. Beals left Purchase to pursue additional intellectual opportunities at Wells College, and returned to Central New York as Senior Associate and teacher at the New York Institute of Dance and Education. Ms. Beals also accepted the position of principal dancer and Rehearsal Director in the Kaleidoscope Dance Theatre, and toured with the company performing and giving master classes and lecture demonstrations.

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Top & Bottom Left: Ms. Beals leads the Tina Thompson Dance Theatre in warm ups at the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre's Joan Weill Center for Dance, New York City. Top Right: Leading a MT Modern Dance Class at NYIDE. Bottom Right: Private Coaching at NYIDE.

Lorienne Beals is certified to teach, and is one of only a few authorized to certify teachers, the emotion-based MT (McLeod Technique/Movement Therapy) and Reinforced Motor Function ®. Created by Sean McLeod, Reinforced Motor Function ® is a hands-on approach to movement understanding and application that helps a dancer physically experience correct positions, and the proper execution for healthy movement in dance.

Lorienne continued to explore her international dance career, studying at the acclaimed Studio Harmonique in Paris, France, and accepting a position as a performer/choreographer/educator in Tunisia, Africa. Ms. Beals later toured with the electric Family Dance Company and was a featured artist in the International Drummer and Dancer Tour. She has performed in a multitude of productions including the Great Blue Heron Music Festival to an audience of over 6,000, as well as at venues in Manhattan, Pittsburgh, Delaware, the Caribbean, and other cities throughout the US. Through these experiences as an independent artist and contractor, Ms. Beals now holds the titles of Director of Services and Executive Consultant to the President at the New York Institute of Dance and Education. Ms. Beals is a core faculty member at the Institute, oversees several NYIDE affiliate schools, and teaches on the American Master Class Tour. Rounding out her education, Lorienne graduated summa cum laude and with honors from Wells College with a degree in Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Cultures (French). She currently is a Certified Business Associate and Certified International Credit Professional (NACM/FCIB) and serves ITT Corporation as a Business Analyst and Credit Specialist. Based on her success, Lorienne accepted a special one-year engagement with the UK office in Basingstoke. While in Europe, Ms. Beals will be joining her colleagues, acclaimed Choreographer and Dancer, Gregory Livingston (from Frankfurt, Germany), and International Producer and Choreographer, Sean McLeod (from the United States), in American Master Class Tour stops in Europe.

Left: Ms. Beals originated the role of Desdemona in the World Premiere of Othello: Requiem for Desdemona. Top Middle: Lorienne Beals, principal dancer with the Kaleidoscope Dance Theatre, performs in "Of This Earth: A Walk With Nature," choreographed by Sean McLeod. This work, specially commissioned by the United States Dept. of the Interior, was a site-specific piece performed at the Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge. Bottom Middle: Performing at the New York Dance Festival's International Stage Dance Concert and De Lavallade Awards, performing in "A Muse"choreographed by NYDF Artistic Fellow, Emily Vetsch, at the Smith Opera House. Right: Ms. Beals was the subject and inspiration for the celebrated sculptor, Eric Rosé, in his piece entitled "Gyre," part of the Kaleidoscope Series, exhibited at the the Schwienfurth Memorial Arts Center and galleries around the U.S.

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