Deborah Jackson

I am a classically trained dancer, who in my formative years, toured internationally and domestically with a few famous folks (you know who you are).  During that tenure I had the opportunity to perform at Lincoln Center’s David H. Koch Theater, The Joyce, St. Marks Church and The Guggenheim to name a few spots around town.  After this period of touring, I transitioned to self-producing full-length evening works over a 10 year period.  As a choreographer my previous full-length evening works, Communication is Key and The Sleeping Giant were both performed at The Ailey Citigroup Theater. 
In addition to dancing in my own projects, I have been so fortunate to appear as a guest artist dancing with the New York City based Japanese company binbinFactory – Satoshi Haga and Rie Fukuzawa.  As a longtime admirer of binbinFactory’s witty and engaging dancemaking it is wonderful to explore their style in the studio with them which has culminating in several site specific performances in 2021 and 2022. 
I was fortunate to receive Mertz Gilmore Foundation’s Late-Stage Production Stipend for my latest evening length work Beauty in the Qi.  This enabled me to present a works-in-progress showing at Union Street Dance Studio in Brooklyn in 2022. In 2023 I was given the opportunity to share the first 18 minutes of this evening length work as part of the Spring showcase at Spoke the Hub. I would like the next performance to be the project in its completed form.

In addition to dancing, I am humbled and honored to apprentice with Grand Master Sifu Chen Ying learning the external practice of fighting forms which he seamlessly blends as part of his unique style of Kung Fu with the internal practice forms of Tai chi and Qigong much to my mind blowing amazement.  Weaving jing the disciplines of the martial arts with classical dance has been a creative objective for several lifetimes. 

CREDENTIALS

Qigong: Practitioner and Teacher / Certified to teach the lineage based practice of Dan Ming Qigong

Dominican College Department of Physical Therapy:
Movement Solution Concepts & Process / KNOSIS Physiotherapy & Wellness

International Sports Sciences Assoc. – ISSA:
Certified Personal Trainer

ISSA Sports Medicine Based Specialization:
Strength and Conditioning

NY Strength: Master of Fitness Design

BA: University of the Incarnate Word / San Antonio, TX