About me
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Gillian Popino is a passionate Dance Educator from Metuchen, NJ, who has dedicated her life to the art of movement. After earning her BFA in Dance from Rutgers University in 2020, she furthered her education with an EdM in K-12 Dance Education in 2021. Currently teaching at Iselin Middle School in the Woodbridge Township School District, Gillian focuses on fostering student-led discovery and engagement in her classroom. She encourages her students to develop critical-thinking skills through creativity, connecting dance to larger themes such as social justice, diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), as well as social-emotional learning (SEL). Her dedication to these principles establishes her as an aspiring leader in the field of dance education.
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Gillian is a certified 200-hour Registered Yoga Teacher through OM Factory NYC, a Pilates Mat and Reformer certification through Polestar Pilates, and Pilates Apparatus certified through Pilates International. She has taught yoga and Pilates at various YMCA locations, children's programs, Edison Retro Fitness, and local yoga and Pilates studios.
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