Clara Rubin-Smith McKie

Clara Rubin-Smith McKie (Biodanza) Clara is an interdisciplinary teacher and artist working for individual and collective wellbeing at the intersections of health and the arts. Her practice focuses on community facilitation and capacity-building, designing accessible participatory arts experiences that invite connection, integration, and embodied nervous system learning through play. Clara is a certified Biodanza facilitator and teacher trainer with specializations in youth and families as well as organizations and teams. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Anthropology, Modern Languages and Dance, and has worked across diverse fields including nonprofits, education and health care, from pregnancy and early childhood to end of life. Clara offers bilingual (English/Spanish) circles and sanctuary spaces that guide people to tap into the wisdom of their bodies, find and use their voices, and move into greater connection, creativity and healing for themselves and this world we live in together.