Shari Nyce started dancing at Princeton Ballet at the age of eight where she was offered a scholarship by its founder, Audrée Estey. Shari was offered the role of an apprentice at age 15 when The Princeton Society first formed their professional company, later known as ARB. A year later, she became a company member while finishing high school. Shari danced with Princeton Ballet for a few years and then moved to New York City, where she joined the new contemporary company, Keith Young Dance. At age 24, Shari moved to Los Angeles. Here, she continued her work with various contemporary companies as well as exploring the film and television industries, both as a dancer and as an actress. She had the honor of working with many talented artists including Twyla Tharp, Bon Jovi, Will Smith, Nick Nolte, Albert Brooks, Carole King, Woody Harrelson, Whoopi Goldberg and many more. Shari had her last professional engagement at the Ford Amphitheater when she was 38; she found out she was pregnant with her first of three daughters two weeks after the performance. Shari then embarked on a new career: that of a single mom. At this point, Shari went back to school and after moving back East, completed her Associate’s degree in Exercise Science. She will be obtaining her BS in Kinesiology and Exercise Science this coming Spring. In addition to teaching at Princeton Ballet School since her return to NJ, Shari has been teaching Pilates, Yoga and various other movement techniques for nearly forty years. She maintains her own studio, Nyce Bodies Pilates, in Pennington, NJ. Shari is passionate about working with dancers to not only strengthen but to educate. She is a firm believer that understanding movement is the key to smart, efficient movement, which will lead to the best combination of strength, power, longevity and freedom of ultimate artistic expression.