Miriam Barbosa, Authorized Master Trainer GYROTONIC®, GYROKINESIS®, and All Specialized Equipment In addition to Gyrotonic methodology, Miriam is the former Associate Artistic Director of the USC Dance Company and Assistant Professor with the USC Dance Program, where she has implemented Gyrokinesis methodology within the dance major curriculum. Ms. Barbosa is a former member of the Martha Graham Dance Company and she is the founder of the South Carolina Contemporary Dance Company - www.scdanceco.com.
She has designed a Gyrotonic Application for
Dancers Workshop and choreographed on the equipment in collaboration with Adriana Thompson and Stacey Calvert undercoaching by Juliu Horvath, which premiered as the opening for the GYROTONIC® Educational Convention ‘08 at the Olympic Auditorium in Rome, Italy. Miriam started training in NY with Mr. Horvath in 1994 due to a severe back injury. Gyrotonic methodology has been her healing path and she has since directed a lot of her energy and practice towards injury prevention and rehabilitation in addition to body conditioning. As one of the origianl master trainers, Ms. Barbosa has been certifying teachers worldwide.
Derived from the words "gyro" (spiral) and "tonic" (tone), Gyrotonic movement promises to enhance range of motion, balance and coordination, to stretch and strengthen muscles and tendons, and to articulate and mobilize joints.
"The machines are built around the body and allow the body to move with no end point," Matt Aversa, vice president of Gyrotonic International, explained.
