Krisztina is the founder and artistic director of Czigany World Fusion Dance. Her formal dance training began over 30 years ago with classical ballet and she has been building on that foundation ever since. She has studied many dance styles over the years and combined them all in the formation of Czigany World Fusion Dance.
As a teacher she strives to not only teach a series of steps, but to also show her students the magic that is dance and the freedom it gives them to feel and to express what lies deep within their soul. "Everyone has a beauty inside that is so indescribably brilliant; one that consists of all of their passions, their hopes, their fears, and their dreams. I help my students to get in touch with that part of themselves through dance."
As a performer, Krisztina not only shows you the dance visually, but you can actually feel her become one with the music. You will experience the combination of dance and music in waves of energy and emotion as she paints a picture and creates a breathtaking work of art before your eyes.
Krisztina is Michigan's first Sister Studio to FatChanceBellyDance®, is Advanced Teacher Training Certified, and is an ATS® Sister Studio Continuing Education Instructor. She is also certified in group fitness and holistic fitness, has been teaching since 2001, and is the creator of the ATS® Drill Companion DVD series and the Work that Skirt ATS® Style DVD.
Lisa
Lisa Allred is an international instructor and performer from North Carolina, USA. Lisa teaches and performs group improvisation with her international troupe, Red Sage Collective. Lisa is best known for the FCBD® with Baskets dialect that she helped create with Dawn Ruckert and their former troupe, Dayanisma. Lisa also teaches FCBD® with Veil (a dialect created by her twin sister, Terri Allred), with LEDfans, and with fire. In addition to FCBD®style, Lisa teaches and performs two types of fusion group improvisation. She is a Metamorphosis certified teacher of Fly Fusion and she teaches Flourish, a new style of group improvisation being created by the Red Sage Collective that is intentionally inclusive & inherently fun! In addition to dance, Lisa offers a variety of workshops that combine psychology and dance on topics such as stage presence, motivation, creativity within structure, conflict management, managing troupes, and more! For more info on Lisa or Red Sage Collective, visit her website www.lisaallreddance.com.
Jeana
Jeana Jorgensen has been belly dancing for over 25 years, and she is a certified FCBD Style Sister Studio as well as a certified Siren Project flamenco fan teacher. Founded in 2013, her troupe Indy Swords and Shimmies is based in Indianapolis and performs at events ranging from medieval faires and local festivals to GenCon and out-of-state dance events. Indy Swords and Shimmies focuses on incorporating props as well as leaning into the improvisational nature of FCBD® dancing, such that they take pride in being able to roll into a gig and perform solely improvised sets. Jeana also performs as a soloist, both with belly dancing and in aerial dance. When not dancing, Jeana teaches in the anthropology program at Butler University, writes books on her academic specialties of folklore and fairy tales, and makes pickles and sourdough bread.
Richard
Richard Harper has had a successful career as a hair and makeup artist working on Broadway, Off-Broadway, national tours and regional opera companies as well as print work, portrait work and industrial films. He has worked for the Broadway companies of Les Miserables, Grease, Blood Brothers, Kiss of the Spider Woman, My Fair Lady, Cabaret and Sugar Babies, among others, and has been lucky enough to work with great stars of the stage: Vanessa Williams, Carole King, Rosie O'Donnell, Joel Grey, Debbie Allen, Ann Miller, Kim Criswell, Maureen McGovern, Andrea McArdle, Werner Klemperer, Lea Salonga, Regina Resnik, Sharon Lawrence and Kay McClelland. He has received cosmetology licenses in several states, worked as a platform artist and colorist and specializes in wig construction, repair and design.