Nicole Tarro is a movement educator, choreographer, and creative director whose work lives at the intersection of somatics, Pilates-based movement, yoga, and contemporary dance. With over twenty years of teaching experience and a degree in Dance Science, her work is grounded in an ongoing study of the body as an intelligent, adaptive, and expressive system.
Her practice is informed by extensive training in functional anatomy, neuromuscular education, and somatic methodologies. She is comprehensively trained with BASI Pilates under founder Rael Isacowitz, PMA certified, holds a 200-hour yoga certification from Yoga Tree in San Francisco, and has engaged in long-term study of the Feldenkrais Method. This technical and somatic foundation allows her to work fluidly across contexts—from rehabilitation-informed movement and postural refinement to high-level dance training, choreography, performance, and dance for film.
Nicole is the founder of SOMA, a movement education and creative experience platform shaped by the philosophy of the living body. Through classes, private sessions, workshops, trainings, and creative gatherings, SOMA offers spaces for embodied learning where precision and curiosity coexist, and where movement supports awareness, artistry, and connection.
Her work spans youth and adult education and includes creative dance projects, performances, community-based movement experiences, technical trainings, and wellness-oriented workshops. She is particularly interested in how movement functions across different stages of life, and how somatically informed, technically grounded practices can foster resilience, creativity, and a sense of belonging.
Recognized as a senior movement educator and master teacher, Nicole is known for holding clear, attuned environments that support both disciplined practice and open-ended inquiry. Many students and collaborators engage with her work over time, returning for ongoing classes, intensive trainings, and long-term creative and educational projects.
When she is not teaching or creating, Nicole draws inspiration from desert landscapes, stillness, and everyday movement—exploring how environment shapes perception, rhythm, and embodied experience.
