Jean Marie May

Jean began classical ballet training in Miami Springs Florida at the age of 4 and continued classical modern dance and ballet training at Florida State University, graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance in 1978. Further notable professional training in Modern Dance continued in New York City from 1978-1980 at the Martha Graham School and with Ruth Currier. Notable professional performance work was with Dance Miami in Coconut Grove Florida, a founding member of Miami Momentum Dance Company, a dancer in Stompin' at La Ronde at the Fontainebleau Hilton on Miami Beach, and as a dancer in various TV commercials in Miami.
Memorable teaching positions include Jon Devlin's Dancercise in NYC, In Motion Dance Studio in Miami FL, a Dance Specialist in the Winston Salem/Forsyth County Schools, a Dance Specialist/Choreographer at Summit School and Salem Academy in Winston-Salem NC, and Pilates instructor at North Carolina School of the Arts. Certified as a Pilates personal trainer with the Physical Mind Institute in August 2000 and certified in the Gyrotonic Exercise Method in October 2004. Jean is the owner/director of Mindful Movement Center, a member of the Pilates Method Alliance and has taught yoga, Pilates equipment and mat, Gyrotonic and dance exercise locally in Winston-Salem since 1990.
She is also the proud mother of two sons.

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