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Denise Purvis
Denise Purvis, MFA, is a dance educator dedicated to somatic approaches to dance technique and self-healing. She teaches in private, public, and higher education institutions in the United States of America. Certified in the Bill Evans Method, Purvis is currently engaged in Eastwest Somatics Institute’s Shin Somatics certification programme, as well as completing coursework for a Ph.D. in dance at Texas Woman’s University. Her past experience includes serving as dance education specialist at Southern Utah University, and directing the dance programme for the Chesterfield County Specialty Center for the Arts at Thomas Dale High School in Chester, Virginia. A strong advocate of the arts and arts education, Ms Purvis served on the board of the Utah Dance Education Organization as higher education representative, and the Cedar City Utah Arts Council.