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Lower School Movement Arts |
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Kimberly holds a B.S. in Health Education from Utah State University. Her credentials include IMTA-Registered Movement Therapist, Certified Movement Analyst from the Laban Bartenieff Institute, and a Certified Health and Fitness Instructor from the American College of Sports Medicine
Kimberly's experience in movement has spanned over 30 years, including studies in Yoga, Alexander and Feldenkrais techniques, and Mind Body Centering. In the 1980's, she became a movement therapist and fitness trainer specializing in post-rehab movement education. She has studied classical mime and clown theatre and toured with MIDSUMMER Mime Theatre. During the tour, Kimberly taught mime and clown classes to children throughout Midwest elementary schools. Post performance era, Kimberly went back to school to become a certified movement analyst out of the Laban, Bartenieff Institute of Movement and began working professionally at the prestigious Regency Fitness Center in NYC. In the early 1990's, she became a Registered Movement Therapist with IMTA.
Post NYC, Kimberly carried on with her passion of Movement Theater and began teaching Movement Arts to school children in addition to involvement with Ruth Zaporah's Action Theater. She has been with Cascades Academy since its inception. Kimberly's approach gives children opportunities to be creative and develop diversity in their expression. She has developed her own unique approach to Movement Arts creating a varied and fun learning opportunity for children to learn about health, fitness and performance.
