I can't tell my story without telling the story of how I found out I had Lipedema, and how it affected my dance career.

For more information about Lipedema, visit The Lipedema Project.

Beth McKee Elliott is a dancer, a choreographer, a dance producer, and a somatic practitioner. She holds an MFA in Dance from the University of Hawai‘i and is certified in Laban/Bartinieff Movement Analysis, Core Energetics, Restorative Yoga, and energy healing modalities. She is the creator and director of Small Plates Choreography Festival, Haven Movement Company, and in private practice offering one-on-one somatic healing. She practices and promotes mindful creativity, and advocates for women with Lipedema. She lives a double life as a crochet instructor named Betty McKnit.

Upcoming in Newburgh, New York

Newburgh Open Studios September 25/26 from 12:00 - 6:00

http://www.newburghopenstudios.org/

http://www.chapmansteamerarts.org/newburgh-open-studios

Performances at 3pm and 7:30pm on Saturday 9/25 and Sunday 2/26

RSVP is required and there is limited capacity for each performance.