BIOGRAPHY

Mia Pereira-Mendoza is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Contemporary Dance Performance from The Boston Conservatory at Berklee. As a scholarship recipient she has studied a wide variety of dance styles under influential faculty members such as: Marissa Parmenter, Larry Sousa, Daniel Pelzig, Alissa Cardone, James Viera, Marcus Schulkind, Ruka Hatua-Saar White, Ruth Fentroy, Brian McGinnis, Olivier Besson, and Danny McCusker. Mia has a passion for choreography, and has created and produced several works whilst at the conservatory, as well as being selected to present work in the conservatory's mainstage productions, Winterworks and Becomings. She has performed works by Hope Boykin, Laila Franklin, Alissa Cardone, Kaiti Bachman, Kurt Douglas, and Jennifer Archibald. She has also studied at several international workshops including: Gaga Lab - Tel Aviv, Kibbutz Contemporary Dance Company, Nunes/Flock creation programme at Orsolina 28 and Response Theatre company. Prior to attending the conservatory, Mia grew up in London, England and began dancing at The Finchley Ballet School under Helen Melisinou. In her early teenage years she diversified her training at Spirit Young Dance Company, where she studied and competed regularly in Contemporary, Jazz and Commercial styles. At the age of sixteen she began the professional programme at the Danceworks Ballet Academy, under the direction of Kim White. After finishing school, Mia took a gap year where she studied independently, as well as completing the House of Jazz Artist Development Programme. Mia is also a certified Movement Matters instructor and teaches adaptive dance classes in various elderly care facilities in the Boston area.