Paul Struck is a native of Pensacola Florida, where he began his dance training studying tap, jazz and theatre-dance, performing with many regional dance and theatre companies. Mr. Struck started his modern dance training at Pensacola Junior College studying the techniques of Doris Humphrey and Jose Limon. In 1984 he moved to Philadelphia to work with Danceteller, under the direction of Trina Collins, where he created numerous roles in original works combining modern dance and traditional theatre techniques. He performed and toured extensively with the company for 13 years. Since that time, Mr. Struck has worked with several companies including Group Motion, Melanie Stewart Dance, SCRAP, Jeanne Ruddy Dance, and many local independent choreographers. Paul is a certified Movement Analyst using the theories of Rudolf Von Laban to create and enhance new work. 1999 saw the first collaboration between Mr. Struck and Amanda Miller, a duet inspired by Georgia O'Keefe's paintings for The Philadelphia Fringe Festival. In 2001 he and Tobin Rothlein, after working together at Group Motion, were commissioned by the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society to create a series of video and live performance vignettes for the internationally acclaimed Philadelphia Flower Show. The success of that performance garnered a second invitation for Mr. Struck to appear in the 2007 Flower show. Mr. Struck has been praised by local press as being among the best of Philadelphia's modern character dancers. In recent years his attention has turned to creating floral fantasy costumes, which have been shown at Art in City Hall, and debuted annually at Henri David's Halloween Ball. When not dancing, Mr. Struck works at his partner Henri David's jewelry store, Halloween, where he and Mr. David bring sparkle to everyday life.