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 About LesLee Ames:

"Dance is uniquely Human and a way to celebrate life, and it's available to Everyone at any fitness level or age."

Welcome to Dance-On.Net, where my intention is to keep Dance and Movement alive in the world as a source of Joy and Health. 

I was fortunate to have classical ballet and tap lessons since I could walk!  Now I teach and practice Yoga, Nia, and Energy work and put together programs to Empower You.
"The only direct words my revered Yoga teacher, Sri Swami Satchidanda, said to me were, "To be a good Yoga teacher,  you have to be a good Yogi - walk the path."  So I practice and lead from my experiences to strengthen, stretch, and transform every overwhelmed part back into bliss.  Movement and Meditation provide Sanity and wellness in my world, and I simply share this with others

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In 2008 I helped pioneer a Chair Yoga Program for Veterans at the Ralph Johnson VA Hospital in Charleston, SC, and brought Pilates to children and parents of an inner city elementary school.  Nearly 500 exposures to people, who would not otherwise have experienced the benefits of contemporary movement forms through classrooms, in mental health, pain management, and adult day programs.  "Enthusiastic outbursts of questions and surprising responses were common and the classes continued to grow in popularity.   

"It was amazing to hear how Yoga, Breathing, and Core Work was making a difference
in the lives of these individuals, who have had a lot of obstacles and challenges to work thru.  Very inspiring,"  This definitely keeps the passion growing for more ways to encourage others that they too can reclaim health and create the lives that they want to live.

This class is a breath of fresh air for me. There has not been a move I could not do, there has not been a moment of self-doubt—and yet each class quietly and painlessly pushes me to the next level and gives me a sense that I can progress.

Susan Rivaleau

My determination to empower others comes from never forgetting what these tools and practices have done for me....
I went untreated until adulthood for PSTD, from an abduction and sexual assault.  At the time, there were no advocacy groups, or even any discussion about PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) and my single parent family was struggling. The only real saving grace that I had all along was dance and more contemporary movement and energy works such as Yoga, Pilates, and Reiki.

I had been doing some form of dance since age 3, and was accepted by a Company, where I practiced daily and learned discipline.  Also, I found some hope and even escape into a world that was free from pain, and often magical.

Through movement we can recover our health.

The world of dance provided relationships, focus, and inspiration for me.  I went on to study performing arts in college and performed regionally, continuing to study dance in adulthood and attaining certification in the NIA technique.

LesLee Ames is a certified Integral Yoga Institute and Advanced Asheville Yoga CenterTeacher, as well as a Bodyworks Pilates certified teacher,  Dancer and Nia White Belt, ThetaHealer™, and Reiki Master. She is trained in trauma and a Critical Incident Stress Foundation Responder - equipped to service individuals who are healing from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. 

LesLee is also the founder and director of WorldBeat, a grant-based collaboration begun in 2003,  for inner-city Youth in South Carolina.  She now resides in the DC area and is available for Workshops and Private Consultation...

Contact LesLee Ames

article posted below...Gartland, Michael.  "Yoga can ease the spirit, provide balance in life." The Post and Courier 5 December 2004: F3.

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