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Gladys Lawrence is a Christian, wife, mother, grandmother, and veteran.  She earned a degree in History and Political Science from Birmingham- Southern College. There she got her first introduction to dance by taking several classes in beginning ballet classes.

It was not until her involvement in a VA Whole Health movement  class did the passion for dance rekindle, years after military service, homeschooling her children,  subbing in public school.  She has a passion for serving others, especially kids.  She teaches a kids' Sunday school class and has volunteered many hours in Community Service activities. Her hobbies and interests are art, music, dance, gardening ,cooking, soap making, and walking.  She has logged over 3000 KM (1868 miles) participating in American Volkssports organized walks. 

Coming sBorn in Boston, Maureen began dancing as a toddler at Boston Civic Ballet/Ballet Russe de MonteCarlo. By 15, no longer a “typical” ballerina, she left dance. By 20, she was an RN, at Boston Children's Medical Center. After eloping, she and her husband moved to Michigan, and lived in Costa Rica. Their return to Michigan brought a son. A move to Miami University, Oxford, Ohio in the '70s brought a daughter. At Miami, Maureen earned her BA degree in Sociology/Psychology, directed a women’s clinic and discovered Israeli dancing. Through dance, she met Maggie Patton, founder of DanceCentral, who introduced her to contemporary dance . She traveled the country, representing The March of Dimes/Columbus Children's Hospital, and received MS/Biomedical Communication from Ohio State University. In 2016, she joined Sarah Ramey and Chloe Napoletano’s In Motion classes (now PMG). She performs/dances with The Perennials in Ohio. Maureen lives in Granville Ohio, cheers her family/grandkids on with Prosecco, volunteers as community RN, hosts polo parties, cherishes her dancing friends, and believes all movement is dance.oon

79, a retired  public school teacher and school psychologist, received her Bachelor and Masters Degrees from The Ohio State University. Her passion for dance developed during her graduate studies at OSU, where she enrolled in two elective dance classes (modern and jazz) and attended many dance concerts both at OSU’s Mershon Auditorium and throughout the Columbus area. Prior to her commitment with the Perennials, she engaged in yoga, biking, and occasional informal movement and dance classes throughout the community. Today, she also finds joy in travel, cooking, poetry, crossword puzzles, and, especially,  laughing and crying with friends and family. 

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(She/Her/Bitch) is a  BFA Graduate of The Ohio State University with a degree in theatre performance with minors in classics and design. Cat is a Founding Mother of The Tipping Point Theatre Co - a feminist theatre dedicated to productions that tip the scales in favor of equality for all. Representation Matters is more than a slogan, it is the heart of our work. Through our performances we want to challenge prejudices and inspire meaningful conversations about the world we want to shape. Cat got her first pair of Capezios well over 70 years ago and can't imagine how many pairs she has worn out over the years. 

I called Northeast Ohio home for most of my life before moving to Columbus in 2014. A retired teacher and empty-nester, I was determined to remain active in my new city – to say “yes” to all reasonable opportunities that came my way. Fortunately, a friend’s invitation a year or two later led me to a BalletMet space where Sarah Ramey (later joined by Chloe Napoletano) taught and inspired a group of older adults to dance. My enthusiasm for sports and performance activities made participation a must. I continue to take classes through PMG and am honored to be a part of PMG’s performance ensemble. The resulting friendships and experiences are invaluable to me.

John Giffin has received Choreographic Fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Ohio Arts Council and the Greater Columbus Arts Council. He danced with Les Grands Ballets Canadiens, Agnes DeMille’s Heritage Dance Theatre and Brigadoon and toured internationally with the Wuppertal Dance Theater directed by Pina Bausch. With Victoria Uris he co-directed Igor & Svetlana which premiered at the Dance on Camera Festival at Lincoln Center. For the Pina Bausch Foundation, he helped reconstruct two of her works for a celebration of the 40th anniversary of her company in 2013. He holds a BFA in dance from the Juilliard School and an MA in dance from The Ohio State University. He is Professor Emeritus in the OSU Department of Dance.

David Jon Krohn has a Dance/Theatre Degree from Bennington College, and was an acting/directing student at Columbia University.  He has performed with the New York Shakespeare Festival and the Actor’s Equity Theater (NYC).  He's toured the USA with dance legends Jose Limon, Anna Sokolow, and with mime icon Lotte Goslar.  He co-created the site-specific performances “Industrial Strength” and “Inventing America” in Columbus with writer Phil Boiarski and performed as an actor, dancer and mime throughout the USA, Canada and Scandinavia.  He co-founded several Columbus-based companies including The Moving Arts Company, Auk, The New Mime Troupe and The Company of Artists.  

David played Mr. Bennett in the Actor’s Theatre Company production of “Pride and Prejudice” in Schiller park in 2017.  He performed in and narrated the Locomotion Dance Tours in Columbus (2012 and 2022), and is performing with the PMG (2021-present).  He was the narrator and the Grandfather in Prokofiev’s “Peter and the Wolf” in Oct, 2022 at the McConnell Art Center, produced by Hixon Dance.

I’m a wife, mother of 2, grandmother of 6 girls and great-grandmother of 2 boys. I started ”moving” 10 years ago because I wanted to take a friend to Sarah’s original In Motion class in Clintonville because I thought it would be good for her. My friend was unable to continue but I stuck with it and stayed with the zoom classes during the pandemic. I have no dancing experience, but love the community and was thrilled to go to retirement homes to teach other older people how to move. I decided to join the performance group to experience something I’ve never tried before. It’s been a great adventure and I love being with Sarah, Chloe and the 12 members of the PMG.

I tap danced between ages 11-14 in Cleveland, OH, in the early 1950's. I was in a recital that performed at the Cleveland Music Hall. During my last year, a few of us were on a weekly Channel 5 TV program, Star Babes, that our teacher helped create. I stopped dancing for many years, then resumed tap intermittently as an adult with local senior centers. We performed at many Senior Centers and Local festivals since the 1990's. I was introduced to modern dance in the mid 1970's and loved watching various performances for over 40 years. I joined a weekly modern dance program, In Motion, in 2016 and immediately loved the program and teacher Sarah Ramey. Chloe Napoletano joined Sarah and they continue to encourage us with positive attitudes, learning and fun. I joined the performing segment of the group in 2018 and have participated in every performance since then. The group, now the "Perennials" has become my extended, caring, supportive community and family. My love for the program continues to grow and flourish each year!

Nancy Rafert has loved dancing since childhood: alone, through a few assorted lessons, and eventually braving social dancing. After retiring from her psychotherapy and playtherapy practices, she moved with husband Stew from Newark, Delaware to Columbus, Ohio to be closer to family. Subsequently, she decided it was time for personal play and learning about this yet-not-well-developed favorite avocation. Dance lessons and performance experience with Flux and Flow Dance and Movement Center, and then Perennial Movement Group, have become an enduring source of satisfaction and joy. She is deeply grateful to all her dance friends and instructors for such priceless experiences.