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About

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Francisca was born in Santiago, Chile. She migrated to Paris, France, to study Contemporary Dance, and graduated in 1997. Inmediately after, she moved to NYC to pursue a dance career. NY became her home for 13 years.

She studied Klein Technique with Susan Klein and Barbara Mahler (1997 - 2008) and this enriched her dancing tremendously. She performed for independant companies through out the years, and since 2005 has been choreographing her own works.

She has been teaching the Gyrotonic Method since 2002, and Pilates since 2015. 

She is a certified Zero Balancer since 2015, helping people enhance their lives, improve their quality of life and empower their own lives.

In 2008 Francisca left NY to look for new horizons in Mexico, where she continued dancing, choreographing, and teaching contemporary dance and Gyrotonic.
In 2012, she moved to Singapore, to teach Gyrotonic at The Moving Body. Today she has her own studio, and is thrilled to continue to help people move better, connect in their bodies, and find centeredness and wholeness.

Francisca's knowledge of dance, yoga, Klein Technique and Zero Balancing make her teaching approach unique. Being able to notice weaknesses or areas of disconnection in the body, she intuitively guides her students towards a better understanding of their own bodies. The focus is not just to help them look better but to enrich their whole being. Through a journey of self discovery, discipline and of course joy.

Francisca's CV

Qualifications
2019
  • Reformer Refresh, Certificate of Continuing Education, by Blossom Crawford Leilani. Pilates Method Alliance. SG
  • Unusual Wunda Chair, Certificate of Continuing Education, by Blossom Crawford Leilani, Pilates Method Alliance. SG
2016
  • Certified Gyrotonic Pretrainer. SG
2015
  • Cerified Zero Balancer by the Zero Balancing Health Association, NY NY
  • Certified in Gyrotonic applications for Dancers by Master Trainer Miriam Barbosa, NY NY
  • Certified in Gyrotonic Psoas Principles by Master Trainer Juergen Bamberger, NY NY
  • Certified in Gyrotonic Applications for Pre natal and Post natal. SG
  • Certified in Gyrokinesis by Master Trainer Adrianna Thompson, Hong Kong
2014
  • Certified in The Gyrotoner by master Trainer Debra Rose. SG
  • Certified in Gyrotonic Applications for Pelvic Girdle and Shoulder Girdle by master trainer Uwe Herbstreit. SG
2013
  • Certified in Jumping Stretching Board, specialized equipment, with master trainer D. Rose. SG
  • Certified in Gyrotonic Level 2, with master trainer Sebastian Plettenberg. SG
2012
  • Gyrotonic Foundation Course, Level 1, with master trainer Naoko Moriyama. SG
  • Certified in Level 2 course, Program 2,with master trainer Dana Rader. SG
  • Certified in Level 2 course, Program 1,with master trainer Dana Rader. SG
2008-2010
  • Continuing Ed. Gyrotonic Certificate, Mexico City, with master trainer Mariarosa Gugliemi.
2007
  • Certified in Pilates Mat NY, NY
2005
  • Certified in Gyrotonic Ladder Equipment, today called The Arch Way, with master trainer Juergen Bamberger. NY, NY
2003
  • Certified in Gyrotonic Level 2 by Master trainer Juergen Bamberger, NY NY
2002
  • Certified as Gyrotonic Instructor, Village Gyrotonic, with master trainer Miriam Barbosa. NY NY
1999-08
  • Student of Klein Technique, Susan Klein Studio, NY, NY
  • During this time participated in various workshops of dance and composition, being especially influential teachers Wally Cardona, Chrysa Parkinson, Bebe Miller, Ori Flomin, Barbara Mahler, Mariah Maloney, Will Swanson, and Gerald Casel.
  • Student of Klein Technique, Susan Klein Studio, NY, NY
  • Student at Trisha Brown School, NY, NY
  • Student at Movement Research, NY, NY
1999-02
  • Completed the foreign student visa program, Dancespace, NY, NY
1998-99
  • Completed the foreign student visa program, Peridance, NY, NY
1997-98
  • Recipient of scholarship for dance studies, Steps on Broadway NY, NY
1995-97
  • Graduate with a Gold medal in Contemporary Dance, National Institute of Dance and Music, D'Issy Les Moulineaux, Paris France.1997-2008: Moved to New York City to continue studies at various institutions.
1993-95
  • Dance studies at Centro Espiral, Santiago, Chile.
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