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Adrienne
Berofsky-Seyffert attained an MFA in film from Columbia University and is an EdM candidate in psychological counseling.
She has taught music and dance for over 20 years. She pursued opportunities to study with renowned choreographers Mark Morris
and Elizabeth Streb and formed the first dance troupe as an undergraduate at Columbia, choreographing most of the performance
pieces. Her thesis film, Carnival Moon, which she wrote and directed, was an official selection at The Berlin and The Barcelona
International Film Festivals. Collaborating with Disney, she developed and wrote The Disney Bakery (2000), a cookbook for
children based on Disney's animated films. She has written professionally for magazines, research journals,and speakers
on topics as diverse as entertainment and education.
Barbara Berofsky, PhD (Columbia University) in Performing Arts Education and the Education of the Gifted, has taught and composed
music for over 30 years. She was on the music faculty of Rippowam Cisqua School in Bedford, NY where she also started a highly
successful dance studio that served over 1000 students during its tenure. She has taught college classes in creativity. She
is certified both in pre-school education as well as Orff Schulwerk and is pursuing research in music and its effects on the
brain. In 1992, Adrienne and Barbara founded Singing Brook, a residential summer arts workshop in Lenox, MA for children offering
keyboard, Orff Ensemble, dance, and art.
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