Consuelo Faust, the beloved dancer and teacher who passed away in May after battling Parkinson's Disease, is commemorated through messages at an altar in ODC's Dance Commons. She founded Rhythm & Motion in 1979, creating a unique dance program that combined fitness with choreography, catering to a broad audience. This year's Pride parade marks a decade of participation for the program, making Faust's legacy especially poignant. Artistic director Dudley Flores emphasizes Faust's popularity and the value she placed on dance education, as her program continues to thrive and expand across multiple locations, employing numerous teachers.
RIP-"Rest in Plié"-reads one of the many messages on the altar for Consuelo Faust at ODC's Dance Commons on Shotwell Street in the Mission.
After moving to San Francisco in 1972, Faust became part of the experimental all-women's dance troupe Tumbleweed-there was an all-men's group called Mangrove at the time-and went on to create two of her own dance companies.
Yet the San Francisco-born Rhythm & Motion, which she created with fellow dancer Cathy Herbert, is her enduring legacy. For 35 years, Faust directed the program, creating trainings and a pipeline of teachers that gave work to dancers.
Faust made dance more accessible to the general public. She likened it to a house, Flores said, in which you snuck would-be dancers in through the back window.
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