“In so many ways, dancers connect deeply with nature. We emulate birds and cats and water and clouds. Our very instrument is alive! My hope is that we can expand the connection to include the greater community—wildlife and our environment. Then, let’s dance like swans and behave like we give a damn about them and their habitat too.”
A professional dancer since 1978, Cynthia King has been teaching and choreographing since 1986. Training extensively at the Boston Conservatory and The Ailey School, King honed her skills under the tutelage of legendary dancers including Emiko and Yasuko Tokunaga, Carmen DeLavallade, Diane McIntyre, and Rod Rodgers (of whose dance company she became a member). She has taught dance in Brooklyn at P.S. 315, Poly Prep, and I.S. 62 in addition to Cynthia King Dance Studio (CKDS).