Cynthia Word

Teaches at Joy of Motion Dance Center

Cynthia Word is the Founder and Artistic Director of Word Dance Theater, a non-profit performing arts organization founded in 2000. Born and raised in Abilene, Texas, Ms. Word has a Bachelor of Science from the University of Texas/Austin, but began her modern dance training at the University of Illinois with choreographers Beverly Blossom, Chester Wolenski, Mary Anthony, and Sarah Rudner. She later received her Master in Fine Arts from George Washington University, where she also served on the teaching faculty. Based in Washington, DC, Ms. Word and Word Dance Theater create Isadora Duncan-based dance/theater productions, blending compelling story, live music, and the masterful dances of Isadora Duncan, as well as new dances employing the Duncan technique and philosophy, to create theatrical productions that are powerfully engaging to audiences. Word Dance Theater was the proud recipient of two Dance Metro DC awards in 2013 for their production Once Wild: Isadora in Russia. The Isadora Duncan International Institute awarded Cynthia Word the prestigious “Maria-Teresa Duncan Award for Excellence” for 2010 Preludes: Duncan, Sand & Chopin. In 2005, Word was finalist for “Best Emerging Choreographer” for her dance theater production, States of Mind. Word has toured with the Isadora Duncan International Institute, performing Duncan repertory in Greece and Italy.