Franklin-Method Educators

Renay Aumiller is an Assistant Professor of Dance at Elon University and a Franklin Method Educator. She is an artist and scholar specializing in contemporary modern dance technique and the creative process. Her research interests explore the intersection of technical vocabularies, performance, and movement invention with The Franklin Method movement education. She crafts her choreography to research the human experience, specifically learned human behavior and its effects on locality, collaboration and association. She recently presented her choreography in various festivals including the Atlanta Dance Collective, Austin Dance Festival, Sans Limites Dance Festival, Boston Contemporary Dance Festival, American Dance Festival, and the North Carolina Dance Festival. This past year, she has enjoyed guest teaching/residencies/presentations at Salem College, the Atlanta Dance Collective, National Dance Educators Organization in San Antonio, TX, the NC Dance Educators Organization in Charlotte, NC, Arts Together, Northeast American College Dance Association Conference at Montclair University, the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, and Northeast Normal University in Changchun, China.

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.