Bárbara Pessali-Marques

Bárbara Pessali-Marques has a diploma in Arts/Dance at CEFART - Artistic Centre of Palácio das Artes/Clóvis Salgado Foundation (Brazil), Bachelor of Science (Hons) degree in Physical Education at UNI-BH - University Centre of Belo Horizonte (Brazil), Postgraduate Diploma in Sports Training and Master degree in Sports Science at UFMG - Federal University of Minas Gerais (Brazil) and a PhD degree in Exercise and Sport Science with an emphasis in Dance at Manchester Metropolitan University - MMU (UK). Director of the artistic producer company: Multiart Ltd and founder and president of the non-profit Organization for arts and sport: OELO (Brazil). Founder and director of Bastidores- Dance, Research &Training (Brazil), a training center dedicated to dancers' physical conditioning. Developed and patented the “Best Performance and Movement”, a specific training method for dancers and specialized equipment for measuring and training flexibility in dancers. Awarded scholarship for the master's research in Brazil and one of the seven scholarships for the research in the health field by Science without Borders/full doctorate abroad program - CAPES Foundation/Brazilian Government - for her doctorate in England. Member of the Brazil-UK Network responsible for developing the partnership between the United Kingdom and Brazil, conducting collaborative research in the Dance Sciences and the International Association for Dance Medicine and Science. Guest researcher for the research group in Sports Psychology at UEMG Ibirité (Brazil) and in the Group of Conceptions in Contemporary Dance at UFMG (Brazil).