Yuan Ting Tai

Dynamic Chinese Music Teacher from Mandarin Seed Chinese School, adept in blending music notes and rhythm with immersive Chinese communication to elevate students' multicultural music appreciation. Excelled in fostering fun, interactive learning environments, demonstrating adaptability, and enhancing group instruction. Achieved significant student engagement in music and Chinese language through innovative teaching methods.

Sammi is an experienced dance instructor, dance performer, yoga teacher and Mandarin Chinese teacher. With the tremendous passion in street style hip hop and house dances, and later rediscovered her passion in yoga. Sammi has been performing and teaching in New York for a decade.
Born and raised in Taipei, Taiwan,Sammi has strived to live her dream as an artist, educator and spiritual warrior. She first teaching Asthanga Vinyasa yoga in a experimental methods from her mentors , Barbara Verrochi , Ann Huang & Hanna Yan, and Ty Landrum. Along with the passion and her study in breathing focus meditation , Sammi has developed a teaching styles with creative moments. She believes the body embodies profound wisdom that is accessible through mindful breathing and movement. In the class, we practice movement with mindfulness and observation. It is not about how far your arms or legs can stretch but it’s about how far your soul can reach.
Sammi has been dancing since 2007. She was introduced to Hip Hop dance by Mask Way at Merry Monarc in Taipei. She later moved to NYC to study street style dances, including training with Sekou Heru. In 2018, she was certified as a Vinyasa yoga teacher by Laughing Lotus studio in NY when she starts to deepen and explore the art of yoga. She is based in NY teaching private and group classes of movements , dance and yoga.
Sammi 是一位舞蹈家， 舞蹈教育者，瑜珈導師，中文老師， 因為對舞蹈肢體的興趣在紐約因 緣際會之下接觸了瑜珈。Sammi 在表演和教學上已在紐約發表了十年之久。在台北台灣長大 的她一路追尋並實現了成為一位表演者和教育家， 更甚至往身心靈道路上耕耘。Sammi 教授 Ashtanga Vinyasa yoga 承接於她的恩師Barbara Verrochi , Ann ， 正賢和Ty Landrum 。 Sammi 對於呼吸法冥想的熱情帶領著她自己的舞動創意教學上有很多靈感和啟發，她相信我 們的身體承載著高度的智慧， 當我們去探索身體如何動的當下便是體會出古老的太極精神。 啟動我們的動力是專注的覺知和觀查。我們所追求的不是我們能鍛煉出多柔軟的體勢而是在過程中體驗出我們的靈魂可以無限的延展和飛翔。