About

Dance Educator / Private Coach

Zoe began teaching ballet in 2010 in San Francisco and her skills as a thoughtful and expert instructor have been in demand ever since.

Zoe teaches group and private classes for all ages and levels- from creative movement to adult ballet.

Her private coaching lessons are focused on the individual dancer's needs and aspirations and she has helped many students refine their technique and artistry over the years. Her clientele has included ballet dancers, ice skaters and ballroom dancers. She has been a guest teacher internationally and conducts master classes as well as pas de deux workshops.

Zoe has set ed as the Education and outreach manager for the San Diego Ballet for over 5 years, sheparding the program through the COVID shut down and implemented the Zoom outreach program which welcomed over 100 participants weekly from every habited continent around the world.

Zoe also co directs the San Diego Ballet Pre Professional Summer Intensive. This rigorous camp is often a young dancers first taste of a professional schedule and alumni of the program have been selected every year for trainee and company positions with the San Diego Ballet.

Synesthesia

Zoe is a poly synesthete with over 20 realized synesthetic connections. Since she found that she possessed this neurodivergence she has been harnessing this gift as an inspiration for her art and has based many choreograph and fine art works on her experiences.

She has worked extensive ly with the nonprofit Journey Through The Senses, participating in the Synesthesia Dance Experience in loss Angeles in 2017, co directing, choreograph and performing in the Piano.and Ballet with Scetkana Rudenko in Greystones Ireland 2022 and Directing, Choreograph, designing and performing in Mind. Body . Connections. In San Diego in 2023. She continues to work with JTTS as a contributing writer for their online magazine and has a screen dance project in the works for 2026.

Zoe is a known outspoken member of the synesthesia community and works to create acceptance and awareness for neurodivergence worldwide.

Article: Dancing Through Watercolor (JTTS)

Art

Zoe has been an artist for as long as she can remember, refining her skills with her Waldorf education and making the transition seemlesly from amateur to professional in the local shops and cafes of San Francisco. Her work ranges from realistic portraiture to abstract compositions which often feature bright colors and flowing images. Zoe has participated in many art shows and gallery displays as well as taken commissions for paintings.

Choreography

Zoe began her Choreographic career in 2013 as a company artist in the San Diego Ballet's debute choreographer's showcase, "Dance Gallery." Her first piece titled " Just a Thought" was met with praise and recognition, sparking the confidence to pursue choreography as an additional artistic outlet to her career as a professional ballerina.

Since 2013 Zoe has created over 20 original works, choreographed on multiple companies and presented at many dance festivals.

Zoe sees each piece as a moving picture and is involved in every aspect of being her vision to the stage. This often includes costume design and construction, music composition and lighting direction.

Screen Dance

In the summer of 2020 Zoe turned to screen dance to further her artistic expression as a result of the global pandemic and theater closings. She directs, choreographs and edits in addition to integrating her other forms of art into her films. Her screendances have been recognized internationally.