About Jesse D.
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Co-Founder, Program Director
Jan, 2012 - PresentThe Movement Creative
We are a collective of movement instructors in the New York City & North Jersey region, specializing in a blend of Parkour, Natural Movement, Strength, and Conditioning, with looser focuses on dance, gymnastics, and martial arts. We aim to create positive change and momentum in the lives of children and adults through our mediums of movement. +Designed the core of the curriculum and class structure for all school programming and outdoor classes, Continually developing and evolving its structure, training teachers, and supervising execution. +Established the first successful school Parkour program in NYC, still ongoing, with Quest to Learn and the Institute of Play. +Manages all active school programs & their corresponding instructors +Worked with the Department of Parks & Recreation, Department of Transportation, the New Museum, The NY Hall of Science, the FEAST, TEDx, and Discover Outdoors Foundation to provide interactive exhibits at city-wide festivals, conferences, and events. Maintained & managed long term event and performance relationships. +Lead year round weekly outdoor classes of through conditioning, skillwork, history, and proper progressions associated with the discipline. +Worked with media, photographers, and artists to represent and communicate Parkour creatively and correctly to the public.
Parkour Program Director
Sep, 2013 - Apr, 2016The Earth School
+Taught a six-week unit on Parkour, including daily classes of 20-25 students for elementary school ages +Designed a half-year Parkour program for the 2014-2015 school year. +Designed a Parkour & movement curriculum suitable for the school and age group, with a focus on improving creative problem solving, self-expression,collaboration, and community. +Worked closely with staff and instructors to design games and challenges that responded to the goals of the school
Parkour Program Director
Jan, 2011 - PresentQuest to Learn MIddle & High School
+Instructor and Parkour program coordinator. +Taught weekly classes of middle school students. +Designed a Parkour & movement curriculum suitable for the school and age group, with a focus on improving creative problem solving, self-expression,collaboration, and community. +Worked closely with staff and instructors to design games and challenges that responded to the goals of the school +Designed and lead week long workshops once a trimester ("boss level") that focused on creative problem solving and themes of healthy living. +Encouraged students to design, modify, and test out their own range of movement games, providing constructive critique and direction.
Creative Movement Instructor & Performer
Jan, 2005 - PresentPersonal Training/Self-Employed
I try to inspire people through movement, teaching them to take joy in their environment and their own personal potential. I combine playful challenges and games with techniques, strength, and conditioning exercises, to introduce natural movement and parkour to my clients. +Provided private instruction across all skill levels and ages, including children as young as 5 and adults 60+ +Designed and customized movement programs for clients and schools, attending to individual needs, concerns, and physical/medical limitations. +Performed for companies including NIKE, Yahoo, MTV, HTC, Nintendo, The New York Knicks, and The New Yorker. Rag and Bone, Bonobos, Uniqlo
Certifications
Pediatric First Aid
Apr, 2014Red Cross
CPR / AED
Apr, 2014Red Cross
First Aid
Apr, 2014Red Cross
Awards
FEAST Speaker & Performer
Oct, 2013FEAST
TED Speaker & Performer
Dec, 2013TED
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English
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