deS Moines

Jay Foote completed the AmSAT-certified Alexander Technique Teacher training course with Ann Rodiger at the Balance Arts Center in New York City in 2013 and joined the faculty in 2015 as an assistant. He has also studied with Jessica Wolf, Jean-Louis Rodrigue, Pedro de Alcantara, and Eva Karczag. In addition, he served as a member-at-large on the AmSAT Board of Directors from 2018-2020 and the AmSAT Research Committee from 2017-2020.

After moving to New York City in 2003 to complete a Masters in Music at William Paterson University in Jazz Performance, he maintained an active performance schedule which included Broadway’s “Hamilton”, “Dear Evan Hansen”, “The Band’s Visit” and “Waitress.” In addition to national TV performances on Late Night with David Letterman, The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien, and Ellen, Foote toured and produced albums with many of New York/Nashville/LA’s finest musicians and songwriters.

Foote moved to Des Moines, Iowa, in the summer of 2020 and started Alexander Technique Des Moines, providing lessons online and in person. He enjoys working with adults interested in refining their movements and specializes in musician’s wellness by helping students find more flow to get out of pain and increase freedom in their bodies and on their instruments.