TaraMarie Perri MFA, E-RYT, is a dancer, dance educator and yoga teacher. She developed the Mind Body Dancer® curriculum for all dance, performance, movement and yoga enthusiasts. The Mind Body Dancer® curriculum has been incorporated into the professional training programs of NYU Tisch School of the Arts, Joffrey Ballet School and Dance New Amsterdam, where she is on faculty. Master classes from the curriculum have reached students at the American Dance Festival, Paul Taylor Summer Intensive, and the Drama Departments of Goldsmiths and Queen Mary Universities in London.

In addition to her work with dancers, TaraMarie directs the Mind Body Dancer® 200 and PRO Teacher Trainings, training dance and teaching professionals to teach yoga and the Mind Body Dancer® curriculum. She maintains a private practice in New York City, teaching yoga to students from many walks of life, tailoring yoga programs to suit their specific needs.

TaraMarie received an MFA in Dance from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts where bodywork and somatic studies were integrated throughout her conservatory dance training in ballet and modern. She has been performing and teaching yoga, ballet, modern dance, movement studies and dance composition in various US and international venues. TaraMarie has held dance faculty positions at the Performing Arts Institute of Wyoming Seminary, Brandywine Ballet Company and Worcester Youth Ballet. She has been a guest lecturer at College of the Holy Cross, Vassar College, Goldsmiths University and Queen Mary University in London.

TaraMarie began her yoga studies in 1997 and has been teaching in the New York City and Brooklyn yoga communities since 2004 in a number of locations including Namaste New York, Yoga High, Sonic Yoga, East Yoga, Grand Street Yoga Spot and lululemon athletica for their in-store and Bryant Park summer class series. She was certified through OM Yoga and is a member of Yoga Alliance and Yoga for New York. She completed meditation training at Shambhala Meditation Center of New York and advanced studies in Yoga Anatomy with Leslie Kaminoff at The Breathing Project, NYC. www.mindbodydancer.com

Class Description
Mind Body Dancer® has been developed by TaraMarie Perri for dance, performance, movement and yoga enthusiasts alike. Teaching alignment-based, breath-focused yoga, Mind Body Dancer® classes flowingly pair energetic and anatomical imagery and themes. Emphasis is placed on investigation of individual alignment and re-training safe and sustainable movement pathways. While cultivating a practice for overall mind-body wellness, yogic principles are also applied to dance technique as well as creative expression and performance. Classes are appropriate for students at any point in their exploration of yoga.

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