Meg W. Jolley

Lecturer in Theatre and Dance

mjolley@pomona.edu

Office:

Pendleton Dance Center

(909) 621-8176

Personal Website

With Pomona since:

1984

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Expertise

Meg Jolley is an AmSAT-certified Alexander Technique teacher and expert in the application of the Alexander Technique and other somatic movement techniques in the performing arts, athletics and daily life. She is also a dancer and choreographer.

Areas of Expertise

DANCE

Alexander Technique for performing artists, athletes and every day life
Experiential anatomy/kinesiology
Mind in motion (study of developmental movement, coordination, sensory awareness)
Explorations in somatic movement techniques (Bartenieff Fundamentals, yoga, tai chi, qi gong, Alexander Technique, Pilates)
Beginning ballet technique

Research Interests

Movement research
Coordination
Stage/performance presence

Work

"Mind in Motion: A Look into How and Why "The Right Thing Does Itself," AmSAT News (the journal for the American Society for the Alexander Technique), Winter 2009

Education

Recent Courses Taught

Alexander Technique and Pedagogy
Alexander Technique in Motion
Anatomy and Kinesiology
Somatic Movement Techniques
The Mind in Motion