Think dance is boring? Looking at the elements of dance from that uniquely modern perspective, see the Core Content in action while our dancers teach and perform original (athletic!) choreography by Kentucky's own Sarah Comstock. (Just try to keep your students from loving this one!)

"I want to exclaim over the dance performance at our school by "The Way Modern Moves!"  It was phenomenally done.  The students were enraptured.  The performers' delivery of Core Content was brilliant and I couldn't imagine a better learning experience. Top notch!"  --- Charles Epling, Lebanon Elementary School

About the program

This modern dance program teaches the Core Content from start to finish, reinforcing terminology with visual cues, ingenious examples, and high-caliber performance. All of the elements -- space, force, time -- as well as pathways, kinds of movement (bound/free-flowing, sharp/smooth) are addressed, along with the ever-popular locomotor/non-locomotor!

Student participation has been kicked up a notch, and our team of dancers has added a highly versatile member who excels in tap, jazz, etc. Elementary principals have been thrilled with the accessibility of the program to primaries as well as 4/5's, and MS/HS audiences have been mesmerized by the athleticism and relevance (through step dance, hip-hop, etc.) to their own experience.

(photos: Nicholas County Elementary School, KY, 2005)

Availability:	September 2008 - May 2009
Costs for programming:	$1,080 / 4 programs*
Program format:	Assemblies or Workshops
Audience limit:	250/elementary 300/MS & HS
* Prices above reflect significant subsidy from New Performing Arts' fundraising with arts education supporters statewide and nationally.

About the Artists

Sarah Comstock Goud is proud to call Kentucky home. Born and raised in Louisville, Sarah started her dance training with the University of Louisville Dance Academy. She augmented her training with summer sessions with the Pennsylvania Ballet, San Francisco Ballet, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre and The School of American Ballet. Sarah joined the Louisville Ballet in 1995 and quickly rose to the rank of Soloist. While with the Louisville Ballet Sarah danced many leading roles and was featured in both Pointe Magazine and Louisville Magazine. She left the Louisville Ballet in 2003 to freelance around the world and has been in many classical and cutting edge performances most recently with Louisville based Empujon. Sarah is in demand as a guest teacher, dancer and choreographer, and was a guest judge for the 2008 Panoply Choreography competition. Sarah joined New Performing Arts in 2003 and has choreographed most of the dance examples for “The Way Modern Moves.”

David Goud was born and raised in Indianapolis, Indiana. He received his early dance training under the instruction of William Glenn. David joined the Louisville Ballet Company in 1988 and quickly rose to the rank of Principal Dancer. Some of his most notable roles include Balanchine’s “Apollo,” The King in David Parson’s “The Envelope,” Basilio in Alun Jones’ “Don Quixote,” and every fairy tale Prince in theballet repertoire. David left the Louisville Ballet in 2000 in order to dance and teach around the country. In 2004, David was invited to dance in “Kristallnacht” during a program that included “Night” author Elie Wiesel. David was honored with theTennessee Arts Fellowship Award for Artistic Excellence in Dance Performance in 2006. David has been active with New Performing Arts since 2002, and enjoys bringing his love of dance to the kids of Kentucky.


Originally from Massachusetts, Tom Fillebrown has trained with various teachers from around the world. Tom has also danced professionally in many companies and productions, most notably with Nevada Dance Theatre and the Louisville Ballet. Tom left the Louisville Ballet in 2006 to explore other dance projects and became a part of New Performing Arts in 2007.