| To contact any of our staff, call the studio at 972.732.0206 or email us. | ||
| Amber Frye Manager Customer Care & Scheduling  |
Amber grew up in Lander, Wyoming, as an active participant in soccer and other school sports as well as lots of outdoor activities. She moved to Dallas and began working at MoveStudio during its first year. She quickly learned the business and took over responsibility for client scheduling and customer care. As she began getting involved in all of the various classes she discovered a new comfort level with her body and a passion for yoga, Pilates and Nia. Amber enjoys working in a wellness-oriented environment and helping people discover their own passion for a healthy lifestyle and expressive movement. Amber says of her journey, "I love Nia because it feels so free to move my body in a natural and expressive way, while still getting the physical benefits of a cardio workout. Nia lead me to yoga, where I started opening spaces within my mind and body that I had disconnected from. At this point I knew I needed to find my core, which lead me to Pilates. I instantly started to feel stronger and more supported, supple in my spine and lifted in my core. Because of Pilates I was able to complete a full marathon!" In 2005 Amber became a certified Pilates instructor (see her full bio under Pilates). | |
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| Lisa Olson Manager Marketing & Communications, Abundance Boutique  |
Lisa has an extensive background in marketing, promotions, event management and community building. She was the Founding Director of Spark!, a Dallas-based organization for women. A writer, artist and lifelong journaler, she facilitates creative, professional and personal development workshops designed to awaken the senses and stir the soul. A dancer at heart, Lisa grew up with training in ballet, tap, jazz and Ballet Folklorico and is now passionate about Bellydance, Nia and Ecstatic Dance. Her life is full of meaningful relationships, everyday epiphanies and magical miracles. She lives in the lower Greenville area of Dallas with her husband Johnny and 13-year-old daughter Madelyn. Lisa considers it a great joy and privilege to be part of MoveStudio, doing work she loves and contributing her talents to such a unique and inspiring community. | |
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| Robin Parker Owner & Director  |
Robin is the creator, owner and director of MoveStudio. Her vision is to provide a peaceful, inspiring space and community for adults to experience the joy of movement as a path to mind-body-soul wellness. She believes strongly in the wisdom of the body and the power of joyful, intentional, communal movement, and she welcomes your feedback and suggestions. Robin has been passionate about dance since about 1980, first in South Florida where she grew up, and later in Dallas, including two years as a dance major at SMU. She initially studied, performed and taught ballet and jazz before discovering modern, Nia and ecstatic dance, using movement as a spiritual and meditative practice. She is deeply inspired by Gabrielle Roth's 5 Rhythms(TM) and TranceDance. (Check out the Dallas Ecstatic Dance meetup site to find out more about our local ecstatic dance tribe.) Around 1995 recurring injuries and chronic pain forced her to explore alternatives to ballet, and she discovered the life-changing practices of Nia, Pilates, yoga and ecstatic dance. Once she took off her shoes and began to move in a more authentic way, her body healed and she found new meaning and joy in movement. MoveStudio is her realized vision of a place where other adults can do the same. She has been greatly influenced by her teachers and friends Lori Darley, Jule Aguirre and Gerry Starnes, as well as all the teachers and students of MoveStudio over the years! Before opening the studio, Robin was a freelance writer/editor and communications consultant. Before that she worked for the American Heart Association National Center for several years. She has a degree in communications/advertising from SMU in Dallas. | |
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| Crystal Pate Senior Customer Care Associate  |
Crystal was born and raised in Italy, has lived throughout Europe and speaks several languages. She moved to the United States as an adult to pursue her acting career. As a dancer, yoga teacher and Pilates practitioner, she feels right at home at MoveStudio. She also has her own online travel business, Timezone Travel. | |
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| Jackie Ahlfors Customer Care Associate  |
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| Michelle Tietz Customer Care Associate |
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