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Marguerite Galizia is a London based dance artist and Pilates Teacher.

Originally from Malta, Marguerite moved to London to take up a scholarship at London Studio Centre in 1999. She then attended London Contemporary Dance School, graduating with a BA (Hons) in Contemporary Dance (2003). She was runner-up in the prestigious Deutche Bank Pyramid Awards (2003), recipient of the Marion North Mentoring Scheme Award from the BBCF (2005) and a funded artist on Chisenhale’s Artists Programme (2005/2006).

She returned to LCDS in 2007, completing an MA in Choreography in 2010. Since then she was Bursary Artist (2010 – 2011) and then Associate Artist (2013-2014) at dancedigital. She received a “Moving Frames” commission from live@LICA (2012) and has carried out residencies at University of Bedfordshire (2013 – 2014), live@LICA (2013), South East Dance (2014), Chisenhale Dance Space (Refine artist 2014), The Place (Choreodrome Artist 2015 and 2016) and METAL Culture in Peterborough (2016). She is a two times recipient of a Travelling Scholarship from the Lisa Ullman Travelling Scholarship Fund (2011 and 2016).

Alongside her dance work, Marguerite is a Comprehensive Pilates teacher. Her Matwork training was accredited by the Pilates Foundation in association with The Place Artist Development, where she was taught by Susanne Lahusen, Sonia Noonan and Hanna Jones. Since graduating in 2007 Marguerite has built up a wide network of clients and classes in the North West and Central London areas. She later did her equipment apprenticeship with Dominique Jansen at Pilates Off The Square. She is a member of the Pilates Foundation and the Pilates Professionals Group.

Her blog tracks her interest in ways of approaching and training the body, whilst also revealing the challenges, conversations, observations and questions that arise through her work as both dance artist and Pilates teacher.

Awards and Achievements
- Runner-up in the prestigious Deutche Bank Pyramid Awards (2003).
- Received the Marion North Mentoring Scheme Award from the Bonnie Bird Choreography Fund (2005)
- Funded artist on Chisenhale’s Artists Programme (2005/2006).
- Bursary Artist (2010 – 2011) and Associate Artist (2013-2014) at dancedigital.
- Received a “Moving Frames” commission from live@LICA (2012)
- Carried out residencies at University of Bedfordshire (2013 – 2014), live@LICA (2013), South East Dance (2014), Chisenhale Dance Space (Refine artist 2014), The Place (Choreodrome Artist 2015 and 2016) and METAL Culture in Peterborough (2016).
- Received funding from the Arts Council England for 4 projects: Strange Loop (2011-2012), Where am I? (2013 & 2014) and Total Relaxation (2016).
- Two times recipient of a Travelling Scholarship from the Lisa Ullman Travelling Scholarship Fund (2011 and 2016).

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