Teachers

jenny macke

Jenny Macke founded Presence Studio in 2008 as a home for conscious and embodied dance in Bellingham, WA. She is a certified Open Floor teacher and also serves on OF's Curriculum Circle.

ruby koa

I like it to provide sacred space for people to offer and participate in a variety of inspiring classes, workshops, and events that increase their wellbeing and encourage them along their paths. I strive to teach authentically from my heart and to make each class a holistic experience.

robert bates

SPACE TENDERS

Presence Studio would not be what it is without Space Tenders.  Lisa Tenney and Semilla Sanchez, ran the Presence Studio Collective for many years (2018-2022) donating 100% of their time.  Their stewardship was a labor of love for the studio and community.” Especially during the pandemic when many other studios were closing.

kelsey maloney

Kelsey Maloney is a certified Open Floor International Movement Teacher. She teaches in a style of receptive response to what is emerging in the moment.

darrah blanton

Darrah Blanton has been teaching children’s dance since 1999. She specializes in ballet, tap, creative movement, parent-toddler, beginning jazz, and musical theater. Each class includes the BrainDance and a different dance concept each week.

matt van dyke

TENDERS

kaleigh jeffers

Kaleigh Jeffers is the only certified Irish dance teacher in Whatcom County, from the accredited “An Coimisiún Le Rincí Gaelacha” (The Irish Dancing Commission) in Ireland.

daelinear

Daelinar teaches from a place of loving kindness that is deeply rooted in nature, fosters connections among humans & non-humans, and empowers children to walk in the world with confident creativity, endless curiosity, and without shame.

adriane Rodrigues

Adriane believes that music and rhythm are key tools of every-day self-expression that inform how we walk, talk, and breathe. She likens dance as the best way to stay connected our roots, culture and way of life that keeps her in continuous communication with the world around her.  “Dance fills my spirit and feeds my soul.”