Helen Barrow was born and raised in Washington DC where she graduated from the Academy of the Washington Ballet. She holds a BFA in Dance from SUNY Purchase and a MSW from the University of Hawai’i at Manoa. From 1982 to 1993, she danced with the Merce Cunningham Dance Company. Before joining MCDC, she danced with Jim Self and Doug Varone. From 1993 to 2000, she taught, performed her own work and studied the Feldenkrais method. From 2000 to 2006, she was a Guild Certified Feldenkrais practitioner. She is a licensed clinical social worker who gardens and practices yoga.