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Hailing from Richmond, Virginia, Dr. Tobias Keene brings a bit of unabashed Southern hospitality to all his patients. He moved to Washington, D.C. over thirty years ago as a freshman at Ivy College. Right after graduation, he attended World University’s School of Dentistry. Before opening Keene Dental in 1994, he worked for free clinics and some of the finest practices in the District. He is part of the 123 Dental Association and stays up-to-date on the latest dental discoveries. When not striving to keep his patients happy and healthy, he’s enjoys hiking with his family in Rock Creek Park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fcbd4b4c23a9f2ce2b82f30/1623717313640-3YJ1YF4CFI5PH36PZ71S/Headhsot+Ceci+September+2020.jpg Our Team - Cecilia Fontanesi Cecilia Fontanesi is a dancer, movement educator, dance movement therapist, and researcher. As a dance artist, she has been practicing improvisation, modern, contemporary and aerial dance for 30 years, both in Europe and USA. She is the co-founder of a new dance modality, Parcon NYC, a collective of dancers and movers dedicated to challenging our connection to the environment and social relationships through movement, play, touch and reflection. Fontanesi taught partnering, contact improvisation, and modern dance both in Italy and New York. In 2011, she became a CMA (Certified Movement Analyst) at the Laban/Bartenieff Institute of Movement Studies (LIMS®, NY). She was a registered yoga teacher at The Yoga Trail in Central Park, a teaching assistant in Movement Observation at Sarah Lawrence College, as well as an adjunct Anatomy instructor at Marymount Manhattan college, Dance Department. She is currently part of LIMS Core Faculty, teaching Introduction to Laban Movement Analysis, as well as Laban Bartenieff Movement Studies (LBMS) for the Yearlong and New Pathways certification programs. She is a Registered-Dance Movement Therapist (R-DMT) through both Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, NY and Lesley University, Cambridge, MA. She has extensive experience implementing dance movement therapy interventions to a range of individuals including those affected by Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Disease. She is currently serving as Research and Practice Committee Chair of the American Dance Therapy Association (ADTA). Fontanesi holds a Ph.D. and M.Phil. in Biology Neuroscience from CUNY The Graduate Center, and a M.S. in Biology of Behavior from University of Florence, Italy. She is eager to apply her knowledge of neuroscience in the field of somatic education, movement, and dance, to foster awareness of and an appreciation for the art of dance and the benefits of accessible movement throughout the life cycle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fcbd4b4c23a9f2ce2b82f30/8345d8d4-d6de-4a7b-ac27-031f0a91c731/Headshot+from+Zoom-2.jpg Our Team - Kurt Brungardt Kurt Brungardt Kurt is a bestselling author, journalist, screenwriter, playwright, and director. His feature article for Vanity Fair, “Galloping Scared,” was nominated for a Genesis Award. He has written 12 books, including the bestsellers Lesbian Sex Secrets for Men (Penguin), The Running Revolution, The Complete Book of Abs (Random House), The Complete Book of Core Training (Hyperion/Hachette), The Complete Book of Butt and Legs (Random House), and The Complete Book of Pickleball (Penguin). Co-founder of the Shakespeare for Parkinson’s Project (2020–present). The project’s ever evolving methods and techniques are inspired by leading MFA theater programs (NYU, Juilliard, RADA, Yale) and adapted with the generous help of master teachers for people with Parkinson’s (PwP). For over 10 year he has specialized in working with people with Parkinson’s. He uses both exercise and sports(strength training, movement literacy, yoga, Pilates, Tai Chi, boxing, ping-pong, pickleball, tennis, golf) and art-based techniques. He is the Artistic Director of Parkinson’s Shakespeare Theater Troupe, now in its 5th Season. As a teaching artist, Kurt has created theater and poetry residencies for Teachers & Writers Collaborative, the Salvation Army, and the Parkinson’s Foundation. He has developed theater and writing programs in NYC public schools, senior centers, and prisons. He co-founded the prison film program 100 Feet of Truth with Darnell Martin. He has taught acting at Colorado State University and led acting workshops in New York City. He is Director of Interdisciplinary Performance and Neuroarts Research at Rod Rodgers Dance Company, where he founded The Arts Wellness and Performance Lab. In addition to his work with Rod Rodgers Dance Company, he has a long performance history on East 4th Street and the Lower East Side. His play White Meat premiered at Red Room Theater above KGB Bar in 2000. He has performed at PS 122, the Pink Pony, and NADA, in Kirk Bromley's plays and the Richard Foreman Festivals. He converted his East 6th Street apartment into a theater for three seasons. After a feature in the New York Times (see link below), police shut the apartment-theater down. https://www.nytimes.com/1999/08/22/arts/theater-off-off-off-broadway-way-up-up-upstairs.html Kurt has directed over a dozen plays in New York, Los Angeles, and regional theaters. Currently, he is workshopping his new play, Medicated, slated for summer 2026. He is a member of the Writers Guild of America, the Authors Guild, and the Dramatists Guild. He attended NYU and Columbia University. Contact: brungyk@gmail.com