DEIRDRE SMITH GILMER

Deirdre comes from a background of movement-based healing modalities. She graduated with her BFA in Dance from the University of NC School of the Arts and went on to dance professionally in NYC, Atlanta, India and toured the world. Deirdre was a long-time teacher, choreographer and director of the Modern Dance program for the NC Governor’s School, as well as, creating and running a creative movement program for Imagine Early Learning Centers in NYC. Deirdre used her dance teaching abilities and love of movement to transition to teaching yoga to dancers at NYU, LIU, City Center and the American Dance Festival. Deirdre has now been practicing and teaching yoga for over 30 years to various populations. She currently teaches in her yoga home studio in Asheville, NC and for the Asheville Yoga Center. Deirdre is a yoga therapist (C-IAYT) and E-RYT 500 Yoga Alliance Certified. She teaches for yoga teacher training programs at studios around the U.S. Deirdre is grateful to BBDT for connecting her to the amazing veteran population in Asheville and for giving her the opportunity to reconnect to her love of dance again!