Kristen completed her Cecchetti Advanced ballet exam at the age of 16 after graduating high school flew to England and in 2007 graduated from the London Studio Centre with a Bachelors of Arts (Honors) In Theatre Dance. Returning back to Vancouver, Kristen furthered her studies and became a BCRPA certified Pilates instructor as well as Pre/Post natal fitness specialist. In 2010, Kristen began teaching Barre classes in Vancouver as one of the first instructors at a well established studio and fell in love with the workout! She developed the prenatal program at the studio. In 2013, she passed her Cecchetti Ballet Associate with Distinction and shortly after moved to Kamloops.

Currently is the Co- Owner of Barre Kamloops, is the movement director at the studio and manages the new instructor intensive trainings and the newly added child minding. Along side the studio, Kristen teaches dance at a local studio Nuance Dance and Brock middle school, is a 'stay at home’ mom of two boys and manages everything with her husband working out of town.

Kristen is extremely excited to pass her video submission and become a Certified Instructor through Barre Intensity and work further toward obtaining her Master Trainer!

Barre Intensity

August 20, 2018

Ohio

Anne Laing

Barre Intensity

August 20, 2018

Ohio

Anne Laing has been dancing since she was a little girl. She started her dance training at the age of 5 and four years later, she became a member of the Cuyahoga Valley Youth Ballet, a pre-professional dance company in Cuyahoga Falls. She has been teaching ballet since 1995.

Barre Intensity

August 16, 2018

North Carolina

Naomi Idol

Barre Intensity

August 16, 2018

North Carolina

I fell in love with barre on accident when my friend talked me into trying a new client special with her at a boutique barre in Charlotte. Before, I thought of it as a very easy workout that I wasn’t going to get much from, but I immediately fell in love with the way we constantly moved throughout the workout, how it changed my muscles in a completely different way and for the better. I took a break from instructing but really missed it and wanted to create my own brand of workout combining with the community and creating an event experience. Then my brand, Barre POPT, was born. I’m excited to be part of the Barre Intensity family where they recognize great instructors and the uniqueness of what each instructor can develop from their training.