Interviews Editor Christopher Honey speaks with ballerina Dorothy A. Rogers-Walker about the language of dance.

Dorothy A. Rogers-Walker is a classically trained ballerina and the artistic director of St. Mark’s Dance Studio, where she has been a dedicated leader since 1983. She began as a substitute teacher and choreographer and now leads the studio while continuing to teach ballet and pointe.

She trained at the Dance Theatre of Harlem and performed with Point Park University and the Capitol Ballet through the Jones-Haywood School of Ballet. She also served as Ballet Mistress for the St. Mark’s Dance Company in Prague.