Cynthia King, wearing a long-sleeved black shirt and large earrings. She pulls her salt and pepper hair up above her head and smirks.

The Power of “No”: Brooklyn Studio Owner Cynthia King Carves Her Own Path

Rachel Rizzuto

For Cynthia King, the line between art and life isn’t so much blurred as it is nonexistent. As the artistic director of Cynthia King Dance Studio, King has spent the last 20 years offering the families of Flatbush—a vibrant neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York—progressive dance education, where activism and technique class, current events and choreography are all entwined.

A toddler wearing a pink leotard and pink bows in her hair holds two shakers in her hands.

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A dancer in a blue leotard and blue tights extends her leg in the air, arching back towards the floor. She is on a competition stage, with the "Applause Talent" backdrop

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