Anna Long

 

Anna Long, born in Boston MA, is a freelance dancer, choreographer, and Gaga teacher based in the United States. Long began dancing at age three at the New England Dance Academy, continuing her studies with the Festival Ballet (Providence, RI) and Spindle City Ballet (Fall River, MA). She completed her BA degree in dance and biology at Skidmore College Saratoga Springs, NY and continues to perform and teach contemporary dance in the U.S. and abroad. Long was first exposed to Gaga technique in 2010 and, the following year, was chosen to participate in the pilot Gaga Teachers Training Program, completing her certification in 2012. Long has since taught Gaga classes regularly around New York City, at Dance New Amsterdam, the Mark Morris Dance Center, the Jewish Community Center of Manhattan and the 92nd Street Y, in addition to guest-teaching the cast of acclaimed theater production Sleep No More. She is currently a frequent collaborator with CircuitDebris. founded by Mersiha Mesihovic, and has premiered choreography ar InSight Dance's Summer Suites, the Undertoe Dance Festival and Bushwick Open Studios. Long appears in two dance films by Victoria Sendra and is currently collaborating with Samantha Shay on a dance-theater adaption of Henrik Ibsen's Hedda Gabler.