Edwards, Margit

            Margit Edwards is a dancer, dance researcher, choreographer and director and has recently completed her Masters Degree in Dance at UCLA.  Ms. Edwards has studied and worked in dance and theater in New York and Los Angeles. She has been studying Afro Brazilian dance with master teacher and choreographer Luiz Badaro in Los Angeles, internationally known teacher and choreographer Rosângela Silvestre and with Raimundo Bispo dos Santos aka Mestre King in Bahia since 1996. As a member of Viver Brasil Dance Company since 1998, Ms Edwards has performed in numerous venues throughout Southern California (The Hollywood Bowl, Getty Outdoor Stage, Riverside Community College Landis Auditorium).

After completing her BA in Theater, Ms Edwards co-founded and served as Artistic Director of Prymari Colors Theater Company in Long Beach and as Program Director and Dance/Drama Coordinator (1996-1999) for the Los Angeles Center for Education Research (LACER), Ms. Edwards was responsible for the programming of various after school visual and performing arts programs which served the Hollywood community and the youth of Los Angeles. Ms Edwards has spent the last 7 years teaching dance in elementary and secondary schools as well as on the University level throughout Los Angeles County.