Miho Ryu

Miho Ryu is a performing artist, choreographer, and educator, originally from Tokyo. She holds BA in Drama from Waseda University and received Best Dance Choreography Award from Oniros Film Awards® in 2018. Miho has choreographed and performed more than 100 works including of live performances, films, music videos, and interactive installations, across the continents: Germany, Portugal, Switzerland, Austria, Indonesia, Korea, Japan, and the US. In addition to 20 years of experience in teaching technique classes in Japan, she has also held Choreography/Improvisation workshops at Wiz World Dance Festival in Korea, Asia Tri Jogja in Indonesia, Japan Athletic Federation. Miho currently teaches in New York City at Peridance and privately coaches professional and pre-professional dancers.

Miho Ryu Official Website: https://www.ryumiho.com

Class Description:

The class begins with quiet deep breathing to bring awareness to one’s inner self and to bring the body into an appropriate state of relaxation. The warm-up session aims to develop the muscle strength, balance, and flexibility required for dance, and at the same time it allows to expand one’s awareness of space and body through improvisational movement. In phrase work, the core of her class, dancers will hone their technical skills as well as expressive, and practical skills by working on her original choreography that integrates elements of her colorful background in contemporary, jazz, classical ballet, and Qi Gong.

Miho Ryu has lived her life fascinated by the mystique of the human physical body and with a very strong interest in the personal stories that the individual body contains. As an educator, her mission is to provide opportunities for dancers to challenge themselves both physically and mentally, and to develop them as artists who can maximize their unique qualities.

Photo: Hiroyasu Daido