Meet Your Coach: Anna Venizelos
Anna's journey into circus arts began with a background in gymnastics and dance, which led her to pursue dance education at NYU. Specializing in contortion and aerial, she toured with Cirque du Soleil's production of Quidam and performed with other esteemed circus companies like Les Gens d'R and Cirque Eloize. Other career highlights include appearing in the feature film The Greatest Showman and performing in Lincoln Center in the production Cosí Fan Tutte with the Metropolitan Opera. Now, she shares her expertise as a teacher in NYC, focusing on proper body mechanics and health coaching to empower her students.
Anna's Coaching Philosophy
I believe there is a beautiful inherent geometry built into our bodies and it has always been my passion to honor that through movement. Movement that looks aesthetically pleasing is many times also functional and efficient. Can this apply to flexibility training where we are exploring extreme ranges? I believe that proper stretching techniques and the appropriate strength and conditioning can help us to both preserve physical longevity and create aesthetic, efficient movement even at our end ranges. My coaching philosophy is a whole body- physical, mental, neurological approach to flexibility training and the additional lifestyle components that make it sustainable.
Meet Your Classmate
As a former ballerina I am technique obsessed. One of my favorite parts of training is building brain body connections and feeling a deep sense of body awareness. One of my training challenges is managing the imbalances created by my scoliosis.
Discover Your Backbend Potential
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️- “I began contortion with Anna as an adult beginner. Not only was I learning to deepen my backbend as an adult but I also have scoliosis. Anna was not deterred by these challenges and told me that 'every body is its own unique puzzle'. Today, thanks to hard work and Anna's training I can do skills I never thought would be possible in my body.” Ellie Klein
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