Cynthia McLaughlin received her B.A. in English Literature from Smith College in 1992. After studying and performing in San Francisco (Della Davidson, Jo Goode and others) she returned to the east coast to complete her M.F.A. in choreography and performance at George Mason University in 2001. From 1995-2005 she performed, choreographed and served as an Artistic Director with Boris Willis Moves. She is happy to be back teaching, performing and making art in the Valley.