BSc in Physical Education and PhD in Sports Science. Dance and Pilates practitioner/researcher and educator. Associate Professor at School of Physical Education, Physiotherapy and Dance and at Post graduation Program in Movement Science, at Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Brazil. Atlantic Fellow for Equity in Brain, Global Brain Health Institute, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland. Postdoctoral Research Assistant in Dance Science at University of Wolverhampton, Walsall Campus, UK. Member of the Research Committee at International Association for Dance Medicine and Science (IADMS), and Leader of the “Research Group in Arts, Body and Education” (GRACE). Research focuses on dance science, dance and health and Pilates. Current research projects are related to the effects of dance on elements of health and quality of life of people with Parkinson’s disease.