Clymene Aldinger
CLYMOVE Founder & Artistic Director
Clymene Aldinger, MA, LMHC (NY, NY) originally from Jacksonville, Florida, graduated with a BFA in Dance and with an Honors Award for Distinction in Choreography from The Ailey School/Fordham University in 2002. During her time at The Ailey School, under the direction of Denise Jefferson and Ana-Marie Forsythe, she performed for numerous acclaimed choreographers and apprenticed with Sean Curran Company. Clymene then spent several years as dance faculty, teaching and choreographing for Douglas Anderson School of the Arts in Jacksonville, Florida, and remains on faculty as a guest artist (DASOTA is also Clymene’s alma mater, where she has been honored with several prestigious awards) . Clymene graduated with a MA in Mental Health Counseling from Rollins College in 2006, and worked as a Specialist in Student Counseling at the University of Central Florida Counseling Center until her move back to NY in 2009. At both universities, in addition to providing individual psychotherapy, Clymene developed and facilitated racial/social justice, leadership, and community engagement programs, as well as psychoeducational workshops and group therapy. She is currently a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in the State of New York in private practice: Artist Within, Psychotherapy for Artists & Creative Professionals since 2009.
Clymene performed with Elisa Monte Dance for eight years. Elisa Monte Dance was a critically acclaimed dance company in New York City that toured domestically and internationally for forty years. Clymene joined the company as a Lead Dancer and performed as Principal Dancer for seven years until her retirement in June 2017. One of her favorite performances was her first professional tour to Italy and Luxembourg in 2010, where she performed for the Duke and Duchess of Luxembourg/Royal Family. Clymene acknowledges Elisa Monte as a lifelong mentor, and assists her in teaching and setting choreography all over the world. In her time with the company, she performed 20 of Elisa Monte's choreographic works, including Monte’s seminal Treading. Clymene teaches and performs in Bali, Thailand, China, Florida and NYC.
She is the Founder and Artistic Director of CLYMOVE Dance, Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit established in Brooklyn, NY in 2021. The company premiered her first evening-length production Femmenisto Chapter One in December 2021, followed by a second annual NYC season in December 2022, Hert: both received full house standing ovations. Last May, the company embarked on its inaugural gala honoring Elisa Monte and established the Elisa Monte Leadership Legacy Award. This two-evening engagement was a “The Dance Enthusiast - TOP PICKS Dance Events in New York City”, a sold out fundraising success and received a standing ovation plus a rave review from New York Theatre Wire.
Clymene also holds a MA in Performance Studies from New York University, Tisch School of the Arts. Lastly, in addition to the birth of a new dream, forming her own dance company and exploring her choreographic vision, Clymene is a proud mother of two (ages five and two).
Photo Credit: KASAI NYC (Purple Background and Pink Background)
Theik Smith Photography (White Background/Orange) (Yellow, Blue, and Grey Background)
Cheryl Mann Photography (Black Background, Red Background/Sequins) Pascal Sonnet Photographie (Rehearsal)