Lesley Garrison

LESLEY GARRISON grew up in Swansea, Illinois, and received her early dance training at the Center of Creative Arts in St. Louis, Mis­souri, and the Inter­lochen Arts Academy in Interlochen, Michigan. She studied at the Rotterdamse Dansacademie in The Netherlands and holds a BFA from Purchase College. Garrison first performed with MMDG in 2007 and became a company member in 2011. She is fully certified in mat and equipment Pilates through the Kane School of Core Integration. She teaches Pilates and modern dance at The School at the Mark Morris Dance Center and in master classes worldwide. Garrison has had the honor of being a teaching artist for the renowned Dance for PD® program since 2011.