29 Oct Cyndi Garguilo
Cyndi Garguilo, better known as “Ms. G” in the dance/tumbling world, has been teaching for 3+ decades. She has owned two dance studios, in Florida & Georgia, respectively. She was the Dance Director in 2 private schools for 12 years in Florida. There she taught over 500 students weekly.
Ms. G is an FSU graduate and former dancer/gymnast. She coached Competitive Artistic Gymnastics for 2 decades & has developed her own Acro-Tumbling curriculum for dance studios. It is called “Dynamic Edge Acro-Tumbling” Curriculum.
Ms. G is very proud of her former students who have succeeded in the Dance Industry. They have been hired on Cruise Ships, The Amazing Race, Miami Dolphin Cheerleaders, Broadway (Mamma Mia & more) , Music videos, Nat’l Scholarship winners, & NCAA Cheerleaders. Several of her graduating students have also become terrific dance & tumbling instructors.
One of Ms. G’s favorite memories is teaching at the “Abby Lee Dance Studio” (ALDC) in 2013 in Pittsburgh, PA. All the original “Dance Moms” stars took her Master classes.
Ms. G’s studio participated for years in the “Middle Ga. Nutcracker” directed by Jean Weaver. Her students danced the roles of Clara, Fritz, Party Scene Children & Parents, Mice, Jesters (Ms. G was honored to choreograph this for 2 seasons) Snow Corps, Flutes, & Flowers. It was a wonderful experience for them & they were privileged to dance with Rotaru Ballet & Ruth Mitchell ballet.
Ms. G currently teaches Master Classes for students in ballet & pointe, jazz technique, “leaps, tricks & turns”, flexibility, & Acro-tumbling. In addition, Ms. G is proficient in tap, lyrical & musical theatre. She continues to travel & teach her “Dynamic-Edge” Acro-Tumbling Curriculum & her “Flexibility Plus” Curriculum to dance studios.