Terlene D. Terry-Todd

 

Executive Artistic Director, is the founding artistic director of the Reston Institute for the Arts (RIA).

 

Ms. Terry-Todd holds a MA in dance from the American University, a MA in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Northern Colorado, Greeley and a BS in Physical Education from Hampton University, Hampton, Virginia. She received her formal dance training from the Jones-Haywood School of Ballet in Washington, DC, the National School of Ballet and the Louis Tupler Modern Dance Center. She later continued her studies with John Parks, Lea Theodore, Eleo Pomare, Nina Weiner, David Appell and Bernard Johnson.

 

Her performance experience has included off-Broadway, dinner theatre, regional and community theatre and local dance companies.

 

In addition to her duties with RIA, Ms. Terry-Todd is a master artist with the Wolf Trap Institute for Early Learning Through the Arts. As a freelance choreographer and dance consultant, she has choreographed, stage and directed numerous theatre productions for local and national companies.

 

Ms. Terry-Todd is also a certified dance specialist for the Fairfax County Public Schools.  She currently teaches at South Lakes High School, Centreville High School and Hunters Woods Arts and Science Magnet School. She has received numerous accolades and awards for her choreography and contributions to the arts and her work with special needs children.

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