Lori C. Teague is an artist/activist who joined the dance faculty at Emory University in 1994. She teaches modern, improvisation, choreography, dance literacy, dance pedagogy, contact improvisation, and an interdisciplinary course combining movement and math concepts.
As an improviser, choreographer, educator, and performer, Teague develops material and improvisational scores that invite play, kinesthetic listening, and choice. These processes seek to empower individuals, expand awareness, and build new connections. Her continuous creation of contemporary movement is woven with Contact Improvisation, improvisational performance, and the rich foundation of developmental movement patterns.
Teague earned an MFA from The Ohio State University and a certification in Laban Movement Studies. Her early performance career included works by Mark Morris, Pat Graney, Sharon Wyrrick, Charles Weidman, Sophie Maslow, Doris Humphrey, Susan Hadley, and Victoria Uris. She was a company member with Zivili: Songs and Dances of the Western Balkans in Ohio and Randy James Dance Works in New York. In Atlanta, she performed with GardenHouse Dance, Full Radius Dance, Beacon Dance, and CORE Performance Company.
Since 2005, Teague has co-directed The Dancing Flowers for Peace–creating and collaborating with women over the age of 40. She invests in teacher training and volunteers for Moving in the Spirit, a youth development program. She is a member of Alternate Roots–art and activism, NDEO, and Dance Studies Association.
Jon Silpayamanant and Misha Feigin collaborated with Lori Teague, Ann Law, Meg Gibbs, and Polly Curtis in Chattanooga for an event titled “Strings and Bodies Attached” at Barking Legs Theater. 7 November 2015.