Mission History Faculty & Organization Research Education Projects Days of Renewal Calendar Newsletter Contact Us Related Groups Jill Sonke-Henderson studied dance at Interlochen Arts Academy, Florida State University and in New York City, London, Paris and Athens with teachers including Bella Lewitsky, Lynda Davis, Milton Meyers, Joy Kellman, Dick Andros, Frances Patrelle, Lori Belilove, Julia Levien, and Hortense Koluris. Ms. Sonke-Henderson danced professionally with the Isadora Duncan Repertory Dance Company in New York City (currently Lori Belilove & Company), performing nationally and internationally, and has been a guest dancer and choreographer with Gainesville's Dance Alive! and with Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater. She has taught modern dance, improvisation and ballet for twelve years, and teaches special populations such as deaf and hard of hearing children and the physically disabled. Ms. Sonke-Henderson has been an Artist-in-Residence in the Shands Arts in Medicine program for six years, is Co-founder and Co-director the Center for the Arts in Healthcare Research and Education at the University of Florida, and is the Arts in Medicine Coordinator at Santa Fe Community College. She is the recipient of a New Forms Florida Fellowship Award, has received an Individual Artist Fellowship Honorable Mention Award from the State of Florida, and is a frequent lecturer and guest artist at schools, hospitals and conferences throughout the United States. Return