Event Staff and Advisory Board

Lynne Wimmer
Video Editor
Lynne Wimmer was Professor in the School of Theater and Dance at the University of South Florida for 27 years. Her education includes a BFA from Juilliard and an MFA from U. of Utah. She danced with Repertory Dance Theatre for 9 years & had her own company for 5 years. Grants include NEA, arts councils of Pennsylvania, Florida and Utah, 2 Fulbrights ( Mexico, Costa Rica). Presently she is a videographer and editor creating both video design for choreographers as well as documentary videos.

Advisory Board

Dr. Jamē McCray | Ecotonic Movement, Wilmington, DE
Karen McShane-Hellenbrand | University of Wisconsin, Madison WI
Lara Segura | Keshet Dance, Albuquerque, NM
Jane Hawley | Luther College, Decorah, IA
Karin Stevens | Karin Stevens Dance, Seattle, WA
Kellie Ann Lynch | Elm City Dance Collective, New Haven, CT
Solveig Santillano | Mercyhurst University, Erie, PA
Natalia Armacanqui | Kallpa House of Spirit Dances, Madison, WI
Alexandria Davis | Michigan State University, Lansing, MI
Anastasia Knodle | Youth Ambassador | Keshet Dance, Albuquerque, NM 

Recognition of Daniel Lewis and Miami Dance Futures

We recognize the contribution of Daniel Lewis, who was an original supporter of this project and his organization, Miami Dance Futures. Lewis is also a consultant for the José Limón Dance Foundation in New York. He was the founding dean of dance of the New World School of the Arts, from 1987 to 2011. From 1962-74, he danced with the Limón Dance Company. Following the death of José Limón, Mr. Lewis served as the Limón Company’s acting artistic director and became founding director of the Limón Institute. His book, The Illustrated Dance Technique of José Limón, has been translated in German, Spanish and Japanese. As a choreographer, Mr.Lewis has been commissioned to create works by the National Endowment for the Arts, the New York State Council on the Arts, Dallas Civic Opera, American Opera Center at Lincoln Center, Amherst College, the University of California at Los Angeles, and The Juilliard School. Mr. Lewis was Assistant to Martha Hill, the Director of the Dance Division, at The Juilliard School, where he was a member of the dance faculty from 1967 to 1987. He has received many local and national awards, among them the Lifelong Achievement Award from the National Society of Arts and Letters, The Florida Arts Recognition Award recognizing his outstanding initiatives, a Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Dance Educators Organization and an Honorary Doctor of Fine Arts Degree from the University of Florida.