Deena Spaner
Deena Spaner is a New York based artist who grew up competing in dance in NJ. Despising the competition structure she took her passion for art and dance to the New School in 2010. Deena graduated with a BA in dance and choreography in 2014. For two years following graduation she choreographed original works and performed around downtown Manhattan. Deena took a hiatus and moved west to live on the land and farm. Even there she couldn’t stop dancing and taught dance classes at All That Dance Company in Eugene Oregon. She also taught adult dance workout classes at A Time To Dance in Colorado. Upon coming back to NYC Deena has found a home at Free Mind Studio in Bushwick. She helped cultivate and run the Free Mind Dance Collective. She’s also currently enrolled in the Feldenkrais Teacher Training Program at the Feldenkrais Institute of Manhattan. Her hope is to bring somatic awareness to her dance students, so they can both, prevent injuries and improve their quality of movement.
