Mercy Sidbury (choreographer) moved to San Francisco in 1976 as a member of Oberlin Dance Collective. She spend the next 25 years dancing, teaching and choreographing in the Bay Area, in addition to a short stint in New York City. A ten year member of the Margaret Jenkins Dance Company, she toured nationally and internationally with the company before leaving in 1988 to pursue a variety of other dance challenges, including teaching at Sonoma State. She subsequently received awards and grants for performance and choreography and feels privileged to have been a part of the thriving Bay Area dance community. She moved to Sonoma County in 1999 and currently spends her time teaching movement education based in the Pilates Method at her home studio, and dance technique at Mendocino College. She wishes to thank Amanda and all the fabulous dancers who are dedicated to bringing more dance to our beautiful county.