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Gessell has studied dance, yoga and choreography at Missouri State University, Kripalu Yoga Center in Massachusetts and with multiple teachers and mentors in Washington State, Missouri and across the country. She recently attended the Asian Yoga Conference in Hong Kong, where she was priviledged to study with international teachers such as Dharma Mittra, John Friend, Desiree Rhumbaugh, Ana Forrerst and more. She has danced with Inertia Dance Company in Springfield and with oaklanDrive Dance Company in Seattle, where she was co-founder of G2 Dance Collective. She has had choreographic work performed in concert at Velocity in Seattle, MSU and for Gala Presentation at the American College Dance Festival. Locally and regionally she has choreographed mainstage musicals for UMR and Ozark Actors Theatre and performed for UMR, OAT, Springfield Little Theatre, MSU, and Theatre4Few. She is a practicing Licensed Massage Therapist and strives to incorporate her understanding of the human body and structural anatomy into her passion for teaching with the goal of illicitating lasting change on a deep level.

Dancing in Montana                                                         Pravda Rehearsal, Seattle 2007

Jessica first found yoga while studying Creative Writing at the University of Maine at Farmington. Under the stress of constant deadlines, multiple jobs and social priorities, yoga provided a base of support and an endless well of energy. In fact, she discovered the only reason she could accomplish so much with success was because of her yoga practice. With this discovery, she began to passionately share her practice and new knowledge with anyone and everyone, making  yoga and teaching yoga a large part of her life. After a car accident resulting in a back injury, Jessica found herself in life-altering pain. Yoga again came to the rescue. Through a vigorous and consistent practice (along with physical therapy, massage and other treatments), Jessica was able to return to an almost pain-free lifestyle. Through this experience, awareness of her own body, needs and the healing power of yoga surfaced again and again. She studied and earned her certification in Vinyasa Flow Yoga with Stephanie Keach at the Asheville Yoga Center in Asheville, North Carolina. After a recent move to Rolla from Freeport, Maine with her husband, Tanner, she teaches Basic, Vigorous and YogaLates classes at andFLEW! Movement Studios.

            Jessica leading one of 108 sun salutations at Yoga for Peace 2007 in Brunswick, ME. 

Beau is a second degree black belt in Youn Wha Ryu Tae Kwon Do Martial Arts. He studied under Grand Master Hans, and has extensive teaching experience in both Youn Wha Ryu and Tai Chi, having taught classes, workshops and participated in tournaments across Missouri. He is the president and founder of the MS&T Youn Wha Ryu club. Beau is a compassionate and professional teacher, volunteering much time and effort to teaching and furthering martial arts across Missouri.  

Hilloah studied classical Bellydance with various mentors and teachers in St Louis, MO. She is an accomplished dancer and popular teacher, and frequently performs throughout the state. 

Paul Frisbee has been teaching ballroom, swing and latin dance in the Rolla area for several years, teaching both private and group lessons. He has studied with Twilight Dance Studio in Columbia and placed first in Swing, Cha-Cha and Rumba and third in Waltz and Foxtrot in his division at the St. Louis Star Ball Competition in Spring, 2008. He has extensive stage performance experience, having done work with and performed with both Ozark Actors Theatre, MS&T Theatre and more.Paul is a graduate of UMR in Mechanical and engineering, and a dedicated athlete and runner.
An energetic and passionate teacher, Paul consistently strives to further his own education and skills as both a dancer and a teacher.