LESLEY GARRISON grew up in Swansea, Illinois, and trained at Center of Creative Arts in St. Louis, Missouri, and Interlochen Arts Academy in Interlochen, Michigan. She studied at the Rotterdamse Dansacademie in The Netherlands and received a B.F.A. from Purchase College. She first performed with MMDG in 2007 and joined the company in 2011. She is an experienced movement educator, teaching classes in Pilates, yoga, and dance at the Mark Morris Dance Center and in masterclasses worldwide. She is fully certified in mat and equipment Pilates through the Kane School of Core Integration and, through Yoga Vida, received her 200-hour, Restorative Yoga and Prenatal Yoga training. Garrison has had the honor of being a teaching artist for the renowned Dance for PD® program since 2011. She lives with her son and husband in Flatbush, Brooklyn. LesleyGarrison.com @LesleyGarrisonMovement