Jil Marie Matrisciano has been a teacher with the VPC since 2004. Her certification included training with Stefan Knight and Ben Basar, as well as with various teachers from The Pilates Center in Boulder. She is a member of the Pilates Method Alliance and will begin her Masters Program through The Pilates Center this fall. As Artistic Director of She-figured Dance, she has performed at The Yard 2006-2007, Choreographer’s Group 2004, TEN’S THE LIMIT 2003, SUNY Brockport 2003, The 2002 Cape & Islands Dance Festival, and Built On Stilts 2000-2007. A former member of NYC’s Wood Dance, Jil’s performing credits include Tribecca Performing Arts Center, Judson Church, St. Marks Church, The Yard, UC Berkeley, and SUNY Brockport. She has an AA in Dance and BS in Physical Education. In 2003, she received her MFA in Choreography and Performance from the State University of New York College at Brockport while on scholarship as a Teaching Assistant for the college’s dance department. Jil’s choreography has been recognized by The American Dance Festival, naming her the 1999 recipient of the Bessie Schöenberg Scholarship for Choreographic Potential, acknowledging her solo work, Her Last Breath. Other honors include The American College Dance Festival, SUNY College at Brockport, and Dean College. She has performed the work of choreographers, Shapiro & Smitth, Randy James, and Susannah Newman. In addition to managing her dance company, Jil taught as an adjunct instructor at Dean College, is a free-lance dance writer and currently continues to teach dance on Martha’s Vineyard.

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