Broadway Dance Center
Andy Blankenbuehler won the 2008 Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics, Lortel and Calloway Award for Best Choreography for his work in the Broadway hit In The Heights. His choreography has also been seen on Broadway in the musical 9 To 5 (Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics nominations), the revival of The Apple Tree (starring Kristin Chenoweth), The People In The Picture (Roundabout), the City Center revival of The Wiz, as well as the West End musical Desperately Seeking Susan. Andy is the director and choreographer of Bring It On, The Musical currently on tour and opening next season on Broadway. Other theatrical work includes: A Little Princess (music by Andrew Lippa), Waiting For The Moon (music by Frank Wildhorn), the City Center Encores! production of The Apple Tree, and A Wonderful... Read the profile >>
Pure Yoga
Kristi McNeill is a 500-hr Yoga Alliance certified instructor, 200-hr ERYT. Her first experience with yoga was in Austin, Texas. Like so many others, she found yoga through injury. It was while looking for a way to heal injuries from distance running that Kristi came to realize the emotional and spiritual benefits of the practice. Kristi is Managing Teacher of Pure Yoga’s upper West side location where she teaches athletic and challenging Hot Power classes as well as basics classes and privates. Kristi is currently working towards her pre-natal certification. Read the profile >>
Matt is primarily based in NYC where he teaches yoga full-time and performs and teaches acrobatics regularly. Matt's study of bio-mechanics and integrative mind-body techniques informs his teaching with powerful wisdom from traditions of Martial arts, Acrobatics, Thai Massage, and Yoga. He is well known for his ability to guide students deeply into postures with his refined attention to detail and precise action cues. In addition to his powerful technical instruction in both Yoga and Acrobatics all of his classes, workshops and trainings are infused with community building and cultivating connection through mindfulness and love. Matt inspires a humble confidence - allowing students to find ease while expanding the edge of their comfort zones. "Matt leads his class with a... Read the profile >>
Melissa Paris’s passion for health and fitness began at a very young age with a competitive attitude and a thirst for anything that challenged her physically. Melissa’s fascination with the vital connection between emotional health and the physical body led her to obtain a degree in Nutrition and Dietetics from Montclair State University. She continued her work in clinical nutrition at Morristown Memorial hospital as a dietetic aide, counseling patients on their diets and meal plans. During her time there, Melissa discovered that the biggest factors to achieving healthy results are the combination of essential nutrition and meal planning. For most of Melissa’s life her mom struggled with breast cancer, diabetes, and other health complications. And after loosing her mom, June, in... Read the profile >>
Ray Wallace is an astute asset to PEDAL. He embodies 14+ years in the health and fitness industry. He is not only highly skilled and qualified he also has extensive experience with the launching of major New York City fitness institutions such as Equinox and NYSC. Having multiple certifications (NASM, AAAI, Functional Movement training, Spinning & Cancer Exercise Specialist, Pre-Natal & Post Partum training, and AED/CPR certified) in conjunction with his compassion and dedication for the health and well-being of others, Pedal’s clients are set up for success right out of the gate. • Ray has and continues to have a substantial impact on the fitness industry helping countless people reach their health & fitness desires and goals. He has retained over 90% of his... Read the profile >>
Williamsburg Track Club/Columbia University
Todd Weisse is a personal, on-on-one coach, and the Head Coach of the Williamsburg Track Club, a group of distance athletes, sprinters, kids and casual runners in NYC. He is a USAT&F (United States Track and Field) Level 3 certified coach, and the Director of Operations of Columbia University's Track and Field and Cross Country Program. Read the profile >>
