Areas of Specialization
Dance and Theatre Education, Human Vernacular Dance, Theatrical Dance Works, Gifted Education, Healing Work
Courses Taught
Jazz, Modern, History of Dance, History of American Vernacular Dance
Background
Valerie A. Winborne is a versatile artist with a dynamic career as a dancer, choreographer, repetiteur, actor, dance movement therapist, educator, and presenter. She toured with the internationally renowned Urban Bush Women and played a role in bringing Jawole “Willa Jo” Zollar’s Shelter to the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, at the request of Judith Jamison. Winborne has collaborated with numerous esteemed choreographers such as Ron Brown and David Rousseve, while also showcasing her own choreography at renowned venues like Danspace and Performance Space 122 in New York City. She was a featured performer in the Off-Broadway production of The Story of Josephine Baker. She served as Summer Director for Robert Wilson's Watermill Center and Movement Coach/Rehearsal Director for his acclaimed work, The Temptation of St. Anthony. As a Registered Dance/Movement Therapist, Winborne has led workshops for various communities, including survivors of trauma and women living with cancer. She was the Artistic Director of Norfolk State University’s Dance Theatre and has been recognized with multiple awards as a dance educator for exemplary curriculum writing, innovative projects and work on a major long-term study demonstrating the positive impact of dance education on academic performance. Winborne served as the Department Chair of the Gifted Dance Education program at the Edward E. Brickell Academy for Advanced Academics and the Arts at Old Donation School in Virginia Beach, VA. Winborne is the President-Elect of the National Dance Society and does healing work using Dance/Movement Therapy. She is also pursuing certification as a Tea Sommelier and cherishes her role as a proud mother.
