Instructor Trish Martin earned a B.A. in Dance from Butler University, where she performed with Butler Ballet. While at Butler she became an apprentice with Dance Kaleidoscope under the artistic direction of Cherry Jaffe. Further training courses include the Dance for PD program at the Mark Morris Dance Center in Brooklyn, NY, and Liz Lerman’s Dance Exchange, in Washington, DC. She is one of the original founders of Take a Bow for Parkinson’s at Indianapolis Ballet. Professional credits include performing in the MTV music video Hysteria with Def Leppard, and as a company dancer with Ronn Forella’s Second Century Dancers (jazz) in New York City, Montreal, San Juan, PR, Bogata’, Columbia, and Dallas. She was also a member of the Clint Hamblin Dancers in Boston.  She received scholarships to Melissa Hayden School of Dance in NYC where she assisted Ms. Hayden for the adult ballet classes, as well as Boston Ballet, and Boston Repertory Ballet. Teaching credits include The Dancer’s Studio in Walpole, MA, Park Tudor, G. Scotten Talent Center, Dance Magic, and Dance Connection. Trish also created her own program, Memories in Movement for Seniors and Dementia units. She taught these classes at Westminster North, The Forum at the Crossing, Marquette Manor, and Crown Pointe among others. Trish is the recipient of two Indiana Individual Artist Grants, for Dance and Writing. She is excited to return to teaching Take a Bow for Parkinson’s at the Indianapolis Ballet.