| To contact any of our staff, call the studio at 972.732.0206 or email us. | ||
 | ||
| Jackie Smith Manager Operations & Customer Care  |
Jackie received her bachelor's degree in Psychology from the University of North Texas in 2005. She went into social work and put her life on hold to help others, overextending herself as a busy case manager and supervisor at a foster care and adoption agency. She changed fields in 2008 in order to achieve a more balanced and healthy lifestyle. Jackie is now enjoying life as a newlywed after marrying her high school sweetheart in 2008. She especially enjoys yoga and is exploring the benefits of Pilates training. Jackie loves being a part of such a vibrant and uplifting community, and she hopes to help everyone feel welcome to become their personal best as they strengthen body, mind and spirit. | |
| ||
| 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. | |
| ||
| 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 especially 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, and before that she worked for the American Heart Association for several years. She has a degree in communications & advertising from SMU in Dallas. | |
| ||
| Crystal Pate 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. | |
| | ||
| Melinda Franklin Customer Care Associate  |
||
www.movestudio.com