Talina Tolson is a choreographer and dancer who holds a BA in Interdisciplinary Studies of Dance from the University of Toledo. She is the founder, director and choreographer of H.A.J.E.R.A. Dance Collective, and the University of Toledo Afro-Caribbean Ensemble. She is currently teaching Modern and Ethnic dance classes for the Toledo School for the Arts, and is the director of the Modern Dance Department for the Dance FX Academy of the Arts, Toledo, Ohio.

Ms. Tolson desires to teach dance classes that focus on the interaction between physical, emotional, mental, social, and spiritual aspects of each student. She also encourages the development of creativity, self-esteem, coordination, sociability, and self-expression through the medium of dance.

Ms. Tolson has completed many rigorous dance programs in Africa, Indonesia, and Hawai’i. It is through these studies that Ms. Tolson seeks to increase the opportunities for all people to participate in, and understand dance through a world perspective. She continues to explore dance as a living history, and a common language that unites people of all communities, in a shared moment that represents the lessons of life past, present, and future.

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