Grounding Movement

Service Description

This class focuses on gentle full-body warm-ups combined with breath and release work. Building to fluid movements across the floor with dynamic, organic center work phrases that reflect the choreography from SDDT's repertory. The class may also explore influences from Qi Gong and Tai Chi. Terry Wilson has been performing, choreographing and teaching for over 35 years. Her dance career began the minute she met took her first ballet class at Palomar Junior College. Terry studied with Jean Isaacs at San Diego State University and consequently began dancing for Three’s Company and Dancers in 1986. Terry then performed for Isaacs/McCaleb and Dancers for eight years before leaving to obtain her MFA in Dance from the University of Michigan. Following that, Ms. Wilson returned to San Diego to dance for San Diego Dance Theater, retiring from performing in 2003. Highly valuing education, Terry earned a BS in Psychology from SDSU and an MFA in dance on full scholarship from the University of Michigan. She also is a professor at San Diego City College and lecturer at UCSD. Terry is deeply invested in the dance community in San Diego and hopes to create more opportunities for everyone to perform and enjoy movement. After retiring from the stage, Terry choreographed for the first two years of Trolley Dances, performed in the third event and was invited back to choreograph in the 2008, 2014 and 2018 “best of” Trolley Dance performances. She also worked with Jean Isaacs to create “Moving Stories,” a children’s program; became rehearsal director for company repertoire; and served on the Board of Directors for San Diego Dance Theater. Terry became Associate Artistic Director of SDDT in 2019 and then Artistic Director in 2021 with the Jean Isaac’s retirement. Terry persevered through the pandemic, continuing to find ways to create and produce dances, and provide dance education virtually. Her most current achievement includes a cultural arts bridge with Mademoiselle Cinema of Tokyo, Japan. SDDT hosted the Japanese company in San Diego in July 2025, with a consequent tour of SDDT’s: Resilient Skies II: Bridging Waters in Tokyo in March 2026.