Chi Varnado, Community Contributor

Chi Varnado is an author, blogger and contributing writer to the THE SAN DIEGO READER, and for three decades was Artistic Director of The Dance Centre of Ramona. She received a Bachelor’s Degree in dance from San Diego State University, as well as a secondary teaching credential in dance and a multiple subjects credential. The Dance Centre of Ramona introduced ballet, gymnastics, modern dance and dance theater to thousands of students over the years.

Chi Varnado is also a contributing writer for The San Diego Reader. Her memoir, “A CANYON TRILOGY: Life Before, During and After the Cedar Fire,” as well as her children’s book “The Tale of Broken Tail,” are available on Amazon. Chi is working on a novel set in her father’s Mississippi homeland. Her collection of essays, Quail Mutterings, appear in the Ramona Sentinel and on Ramona Patch. Visit Chi at Facebook.com/GnomeWoodCanyon for more information and updates.