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Mrs. Joan Warburton-Phibbs

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Joan Warburton-Phibbs graduated from Springfield College in 1971 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Education and a minor in Dance. In 1981 she received a Masters of Science in Physical Education and Dance Performance from Smith College in Northampton, Ma.. Mrs. Warburton-Phibbs founded the Chrysalis Center for Creativity in the Performing Arts in Washington, DC and the Washington Area Independent School Dance Festival. She danced in Washington, DC in the Louis Tupler Dance Company and with Nina Schineflug in Illinois along with various other groups in London, England. Mrs. Warburton-Phibbs has designed dance and physical education programs for the Georgetown Day School in Washington, DC and for the Madeira School in McLean, VA. She has taught overseas in London and Amsterdam. Her special interest is in teaching stress management and relaxation techniques to various student groups and adults. Mrs. Warburton-Phibbs also teaches ballet and modern dance at the University of Delaware figure skating training center. Mrs. W-P is what she prefers to be called and she has taught for 26 years. She splits her time between Delaware and Great Falls, VA.