Linda Cholodenko

Linda was a musical theatre dancer for many years. Her career took her all over the country and allowed her to work with Bob Fosse, Shirley Maclaine, Susan Stroman, and Michael Peters. (Michael Jackson’s Thriller choreographer). She also performed in Paris and Montreal. Some of her favorite shows were Bob Fosse’s Dancin’, Guys and Dolls, Sweet Charity, Cabaret, Hello Dolly, Chicago,  The Life on Broadway, and A Chorus Line film. She is a trained actress and singer and was in several commercials, industrials, and Off-Off-Broadway plays. Linda is now a Teaching Artist with Lincoln Center Education, American Ballet Theatre and Lincoln Center Moments. ( Serving individuals with Dementia and their care partners). Passionate about the power of the arts, she has developed programs for individuals over 50 at 6 different libraries in Queens. She is a certified TimeSlips teacher and presents programs at the 80th Street Residence in NYC, and at the JCC in Lynbrook. In the spring she will be presenting Memory Cafe workshops for 305 WEA residents. Linda also has taught students on the Autism Spectrum for The Hungerford School, and The Learning Springs School in NYC.