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Allison Talis is a somatic therapist who created Soul Dance, formerly known as Emotion in Motion, out of 25 years of study, training, and practice in the performing and healing arts. In her role as the National Healing & Wellness Practitioner for the Joyful Heart Foundation, Allison co-developed and led programs, workshops, and therapeutic retreats for survivors of sexual assault, domestic violence, and child abuse — as well as for the healers working on the frontlines of trauma. Allison was the Founder of Creative Seeds, a non-profit organization, which focused on working with communities through creative arts immersion projects and initiatives in both South Africa and the United States. Allison is a yoga teacher with specialized training in yoga for trauma, currently on faculty at Down Under Yoga School in Boston. Allison has a Masters in Theatre and is a certified Historical Trauma Specialist and Integrative Somatic Trauma Therapist.
Named one of 2015 United States Presidential Scholars, most influential teachers by the United States Secretary Department of Education. Allison served as the Department Head of Movement, Dance, and Devising, where she also taught movement at the Professional Performing Arts School of New York City. Allison is a Theater Director and has directed at numerous theatres in New York City, regionally and internationally, and received mentorship as an Assistant Director at the Steppenwolf Theatre. She was an on-going Resident Director with New York University’s First Look Theatre Company, a member of the Lincoln Center Theatre Directors' Lab, and a 2004 SSDC Traube Fellowship nominee.