Cultivating Self - Moving Mindfully

Miriam King shares her passion for dance as a performer, instructor, collaborator and researcher. Miriam's undergraduate work at Hampshire College, and her role as a contributor in the organization Artists and Scientists as Partners (ASaP) at Brown University, guided her to design and teach dance classes for people with Dementia, Huntington's and Parkinson's disease. After completing her studies, Miriam founded her own Dance for Parkinson's program, performed as a lead dancer/actor with cabaret theater, Shadowbox Live, and began a strong research collaboration with The Ohio State University in Columbus, OH. Miriam currently lives and works in NYC as a dance instructor with The Mark Morris, Dance for PD® company, as well as a member of Silva Dance Company, training and performing Brazilian-dance styles and Capoeira. Miriam is completing her Master's degree at Columbia University, Teachers College, in the Motor Learning and Control program. While at Columbia she is a researcher…