About Nancy McGovern
After completing high school at Florida School of the Arts, Nancy received a BFA in Dance from Florida State University. Following graduation, Nancy moved to Washington, DC to intern at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and has lived in the metro area since.
Nancy performed with local dance companies including Classical Ballet Theatre, American Contemporary Ballet Company, Ballet Center Productions and Arlington Dance Theatre. She also performed with local theater companies and on camera as 25+ year member of SAG-AFTRA.
Nancy spent three years as the District Director for the Muscular Dystrophy Association before starting her first business, Dance To You. As owner, director, and primary instructor, Dance To You’s, Kids ‘N Motion program taught dance & tumbling in area preschools for 25+ years. In 2017, Nancy became a certified yoga teacher and began to add yoga and mindfulness to the Kids ‘N Motion curriculum. In July of 2018, Dance To You was renamed Corner of the Sky.
When the COVID pandemic forced area preschools to shut down, Nancy felt called to continue her education, completing a 2-year Master of Science degree in Yoga Therapy at Maryland University of Integrative Health. She plans to use her education to help children, adolescents, and adults ease mental and physical suffering by sharing the many beneficial tools yoga and yoga therapy have to offer.