Cynthia Navarro
dancer · actor · movement director · teacher
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A Dominican-American artist, born and raised in New York City. Classically trained in flamenco, ballet, and modern dance, she moves fluidly between performance, direction, and teaching.
Cynthia studied at Ballet Hispánico before majoring in dance at LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts, with acting training in the Meisner and Williamson techniques at the Maggie Flanigan Studio. Her work lives where movement, story, and presence meet.
Beyond the stage, Cynthia works in performance and motion capture — bringing trained, expressive movement to film and game characters.
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in actionTeaching at HB Studio, NYU Tisch's Meisner Studio Future Artists Program, NYU's LANGArts Scholars Program, and the Terry Knickerbocker Studio.
For Cynthia, teaching is its own performance, a way of sharing discipline, resilience, and a lifelong love of craft. Her practice is deeply somatic: she helps students reconnect with the body as a source of both strength and release, not just a tool for performance. Rooted in the belief that the body is an actor's truest instrument, she teaches that real expression begins with awareness rather than imposed technique, guiding performers to release what the body holds unprocessed and to move from a place of presence. It's the same principle whether the goal is a truthful performance or simply feeling whole again. It's the same belief that anchors her own life: that movement is how we come back to ourselves.
This work reaches people from all walks of life, well beyond the stage. Cynthia also coaches executives and professionals, from CEOs to first-time speakers, helping them find presence and command in high-stakes moments, from the keynote stage to the boardroom.
Beyond one-on-one work, Cynthia leads workshops and retreats for groups of every kind: friends, families, teams, or anyone seeking to move and reconnect together.
Some are rooted in performance and movement; others open into somatic and wellness practices, weaving breath, sound, and stillness into a shared experience. Whether a company gathers its people to build trust and presence, or a circle of friends comes together to slow down, the work meets each group where they are: in the body, in the moment, and in each other's company.
An afternoon of making and moving. We begin in the body with guided movement, then turn to the hands—shaping air-dry clay into form. We close with tea and light bites, a shared moment to slow down. Materials included. No experience needed; come as you are. Ages 16 and up.
joinA time and space for cacao and movement. We open with a cacao ceremony to arrive and settle into the body, then move together through guided work that frees the body and deepens presence. A grounded, shared practice. No experience needed, come as you are.
joinPrivate sessions for anyone wanting to feel more at home in their body. Working one-on-one, Cynthia guides you through movement and somatic practice to release held tension, steady the nervous system, and meet stress and difficult moments with more ease. The work builds real presence and self awareness, the kind that carries into how you speak, perform, lead, and move through daily life. For people from all walks of life, whatever brought you here.
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