About Rachel
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Rachel Friedmanis the proud owner of Motion in Balance Studio, which opened in January 2007. As owner and Certified GYROTONIC® and GYROKINESIS® Trainer, I have been physically active for the last 25 years, practicing yoga, tai chi and pilates, competing in marathons, biathlons, and triathlons, and dancing samba, modern and improvisation. I performed for 2 years with the Wild Grace Arts Dance Theater, currently dance with RADCO, and Olympia Rhythm and Dance, a world rhythm drum and dance troupe. I have been practicing GYROTONIC® method since 2005 and GYROKINESIS® since 2010. I have had the honor to train with Magali Messac from GYROTONIC® Seattle who has been practicing since its inception in the mid 1980s, and with Emma Kingston of Center GYROTONIC® in Portland.I also have had the privilege of training with David Rasmussen, Golf Professional, and his wife Jeanne, GYROTONIC® Master Trainer. I am now authorized to apply GYROTONIC® principles to aid golfers with all aspects of their golf swing. In addition, I can help golfers with injury prevention and injury treatment, in conjunction with their health care professionals.I thoroughly love working with all of my clients. Each and every one is unique. They all allow me to bring my varied skills and passion for movement to their exercise practice.I am also a Certified GYROTONIC® Pre-Trainer. I will be offering Pre-Training workshops, the first required class on the path to becoming a Certified GYROTONIC® teacher. I am very excited about the growth of GYROTONIC® teaching in Olympia. |
About Joette
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Joette Lisk As a lifelong learner and participant in many forms of exercise and movement, Joette Lisk began GYROTONIC Pre-Training at the Motion in Balance Studio and completed her foundation training in Carmel, California. She is now a Certified GYROTONIC Trainer and is currently taking clients at the Junior Trainer rate. |
About Kashani
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Kashani Director, Mas-Uda Middle Eastern Dancers, is well known throughout the Western US and Canada. She began dancing with Mas Uda in 1989 and began directing and teaching the troupe shortly after that. She teaches all levels of classes including private lessons. She has taught workshops on both coasts of the US and loves to travel.Kashani is known for her interest in the culture and music of the Middle East and for including this in her teaching. She offers workshops in zills, in troupe management and many other topics and feels that knowledge of the rhythms is essential to learning the dance itself. She has recently begun co-teaching “Mom and Me” belly dance classes. One of her great joys is watching her students as they progress and learn about the dance. Their newfound confidence is fabulous to see.She is a staff writer (troupe talk column) for the international dance magazine Jareeda. She is also a member of the Middle Eastern Dance Association of Canada and writes DVD reviews for their newsletter. For several years she wrote the teaching tips column for IShimmy.com. She is a judge for both La Danse Orientale and Belly Dancer USA annual competitions.For more information about Kashani and Mas Uda, please see the website www.mas-uda.com and Mas Uda Dancers on FaceBook. |
About Julia
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Julia Annis – Nia has been a part of Julia’s life since1995. At her first class in Portland, OR, she left feeling grounded, energized and like she had just found something special. She danced with Debbie Rosas-Stewart and Carlos AyaRosas (co-founders of Nia) for three years. In 2002, she became a Certified Nia Instructor and has taught hundreds of classes to people of all ages and experience levels. Nia encourages her to be present in her body and to move with purpose. When Julia teach Nia she feels joy and gratitude for what is her body and her life.Here are what people are saying about Julia:“I am a very active person, and I have to say, I think I have taken every kind of movement class- especially the “dance” oriented ones offered at most gyms. But until I took Nia with Julia Annis, I can’t say I ever really had FUN doing it! Julia, as an instructor, has a way of encouraging you to have fun following creative choreography to pleasant, fun music. Before you know it, you had a great, thorough, sweaty workout, and you didn’t even know it! I recommend Nia to folks who both love dance and exercise, but also to people who have a hard time getting motivated to move- this is the class you have been looking for!” Lesli Baker
“Julia is a creative and supportive leader. She has the ability to make a fun, enriching experience accessible to anyone with her straightforward approach. She infuses pleasure and ease into the simplest of actions and turns an exercise class into a artistic expression.” Jason Alan Griffin, Certified Nia Instructor, Black Belt |
About Sylvia
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Sylvia Novakov A gifted and fluent instructor, Sylvia discovered GYROKINESIS® through her study of Pilates. She began training with Master Trainer Debra Rose at San Francisco GYROTONIC® in 2010 and received her GYROKINESIS® Instructor Certificate in 2011. She also studied Ballet, Belly Dance and Acupressure in the San Francisco Bay Area, and is currently pursuing dance at Evergreen State College. Sylvia is deeply dedicated to the healing capacity and recuperative power of movement. |
About KLee
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KLee Moore is Executive/Artistic Director and Founder of Pioneer Dance Arts, a multi-generational dance school and performing company, which served the Sequim, WA community for 37 years. KLee has recently moved to the Olympia area. She is excited to share her expertise with the Olympia community. KLee Moore’s passion for dance shows in her dedication to the art as she strives to advance her skills in mind and body.KLee began her dance studies as a dance educator at the Fishback Studio of the Dance, earning a teachers certificate in the Cecchetti Technique of Classical Ballet. She has studied ballet with the San Francisco Ballet School, Pacific Northwest Ballet, First Chamber Dance Company, and Cornish Institute. Her training with David Howard, JoAnna Kneeland, and Bill Evans have greatly influenced her teaching techniques, incorporating kinesiology and movement dynamics. Paul Sansardo, Roland Dupree, Joe Tremaine, Tony Coppola, and Cissy King have contributed to her background in modern, jazz, tap, and ballroom.Continuous dance education is an integral part of a dedicated dance teacher’s life. In 2007 Ms. KLee attended a Summer Dance Institute for Teachers in Brain-Compatible Dance Education at the Creative Dance Center, with the Institute Director, Anne Green Gilbert.She is a member of the inaugural session of selected teachers that completed the Certification Program of Laban/Bartenieff based Modern Dance Technique in August 2006. The program was created to preserve the pedagogy of modern master, Bill Evans and explores in depth: Kinesiology, Multiple Intelligences, Developmental Movement and Bartenieff Fundamentals. |
About Irene
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Irene Abbott Lewis earned a Master of Science Degree in Genetics from Washington State University. She worked for many years at the Boeing Company ending her service there in the Safety and Health Department as a Safety and Ergonomics Specialist. Irene graduated from the 4 year Feldenkrais® practitioner training program in Victoria, BC Canada. She teaches both Feldenkrais Awareness Through Movement® and Functional Integration®. For more information, you can contact Irene at: 360-943-1881, or email her at: lenandirene@msn.com. Learn more about Feldenkrais® at: www.altmd.com/Specialists/Irene-Lewis. |
About Debbie
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Debbie Leung has been teaching movement arts in the Olympia, WA area since 1979. She has also taught various workshops and seminars in California, Oregon, and Washington. She has often been a member of the teaching staff at the annual women’s training weekend organized by the Pacific Association of Women Martial Artists (PAWMA). Debbie Leung started her martial arts practice in 1978 with Shito-ryu karate. In 1981, training began in Northern Shaolin kung-fu in Olympia, WA, where she learned about herself and nature as well as the art. Its traditional foundation carried over to advanced Taiji and qigong training in 1994 with Master Wen Mei Yu, who she continues to see for corrections and training in Liangong, qigong, and Wu Style Taijiquan. Debbie now uses these Chinese movement arts to help people through their health issues, especially as they age.Website: http://home.earthlink.net/~chinesearts/ Facebook: Chinese Healing & Movement Arts Email: ChineseArts@earthlink.net Phone: 360-493-1107 |
Studio
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Motion In Balance Studio features the GYROTONIC EXPANSION SYSTEM®, specially designed piecea of equipment that are built around the human body. We have three Towers, beautifully handcrafted wooden machines, that use weights, cams and pulleys. We also have the Archway. The GYROTONIC workout is designed to balance the body’s strength and flexibility. The equipment guides your movements with traction, resistance and elongation along circular pathways that nurture the natural curves of the body. | |
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