Franklin-Method Educators

Renay Aumiller has presented her dance works across the Midwest and Eastern United States as the Founder/Artistic Director of RAD | Renay Aumiller Dances. She has performed professionally with numerous choreographers/companies including Gerri Houlihan, Renée Wadleigh, Tere O’Connor, Thread Meddle Outfit, and The Kearns Dance Project. Additionally, Aumiller toured Taiwan, Cambodia, and Italy with internationally acclaimed improvisation master, Kirstie Simson. Aumiller’s education includes earning a BA in Dance Studies from the University of North Carolina-Greensboro and an MFA in Choreography from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Ms. Aumiller has enjoyed guest residencies at NC State University, Washington and Lee University, Meredith College, Appalachian State University, Iowa State University, Salem College, NC Governor’s School West, Enloe High School, NC Dance Project and the University of North Carolina School of the Arts. She is an Assistant Professor of Dance at Elon University, teaches weekly classes at the ADF Studios in Durham, NC, and is a Level 1 Franklin Method® Educator.

Shawn Bowman-Hicks is delighted to be a Franklin Method ® Level I educator. She presently is pursing her Level II training in London, UK.

Shawn has found the process of learning the Franklin Method® transformative and desires to share it. Franklin Method classes are for anyone who wants to improve the their body’s function whether it be for daily movement activities such as walking, or the training of a athlete or dancer. She is available to teach workshops, individual classes, and private sessions. You can contact her with any questions, arrange for a private session or group workshops that can truly change your body to move with more ease, flexibility, and strength. Shawnbowmanhicks1@me.com

Shawn received her MFA in Dance from The Ohio State University and has been on the dance faculty at Salem College in the Department of Dance Studies for 11 years. She has been a guest artist and on the dance faculties at several schools including The Ohio State University, Towson State, Goucher College, Wake Forest University, The University of North Carolina Greensboro, The North Carolina Governor’s School, and Guangxi Arts College in P.R. of China. She performs regionally and most recently has been involved with an intergenerational dance group (ages 5-90), performing in The Goldberg Project and The Patsy Project, as well as her own work including Forsaking Her for the Ruby Slipper’s Fringe Festival. Shawn’s faith and family drive her craft where she passionately believes dance, and the Franklin Method® is for everyone and encourages people to pursue it in their lives.