Georgia’s deep knowledge of the body in motion, and ability to fine tune alignment in each and every body, will empower you to leave class with a new perspective on the way you move!

For the past 20 years, Georgia Ortega directed the dance program and the Dance Performance Ensemble at the Branson School in Ross, California. Recognized for classes that build a solid technique while creating a class atmosphere that allows dancers to reach their highest potential, Ms. Ortega has also been a guest teacher at the College of Marin, Laney College, St. Mary’s College, College of Southern Idaho, West Hawaii Dance Center, and Escola de Danca da Universidade Federal de Bahia, Brazil among others. 

Ms. Ortega co-founded the En Avant Dance Collective and was a co-owner of Dance Theatre Seven where she directed the junior and adult division and the Chrysalis Contemporary Dance Company, and she has twice received a Marin Arts Council Individual Artists award for her innovative choreography. She is certified in the Evans Method of Laban-based modern dance technique (CET), and is a certified teacher of Classical Ashtanga and Hatha Yoga, and a certified massage therapist.