Carey McKinley - Teaching Credentials:

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Over the past 25 years, Carey has taught movement and dance at prominent Boston area schools and universities, performed nationally and abroad with various dance companies, received national commissions for her choreography, and produced concerts and events in an array of disciplines and styles. Along with over 50 years of continuous training and personal movement practice, various certifications (Pilates Mat, Better Brain & Balance, Simonson Technique) and a Master of Fine Arts in Performing Arts-Dance, Carey's experience and breadth of knowledge allows her to tailor sessions to meet client needs, interests and goals. ​

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Carey's teaching is infused with musicality, imagery, simplicity, whole-body coordination and joy. From improvisation to classical techniques, from body conditioning to Afro-Carribean dance styles, Carey can help you explore different ways to connect with your physicality, find a grounded sense of stability, more ease of movement, a sense of rhythm, less pain and and ultimately find your movement style, improving your confidence, posture and sense of joy. Come try a few sessions and see how empowering the work can be.

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Carey received a Master of Fine Arts in Dance from University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee where she studied Iyengar Yoga, Laban Movement Analysis, Alexander Technique, Anatomy & Kinesiology, Bartenieff Fundamentals and Dance Pedagogy, among other dance techniques and history.  Additional somatic training that influences Carey's teaching includes Pilates training and practice (mat, reformer), practicing yoga over 30 years; studying Irene Dowd Sequences with Peggy Gould; studying pedagogy with Bill Evans and Lynn Simonson; practicing dynamic movement with Sara Rudner, Bebe Miller, Reggie Wilson, Dance Education Laboratory, Trisha Brown's company, Jonathan Wolken of Pilobolus, and so many others!