Kristy Junio

Staff Info

Position: Dance Instructor, Choreographer, Dancer

ADP Classes: Intermediate Jazz, Zumba Fitness/Zumba Toning

Training: Jazz, Modern, Ballet, Hip Hop, Tahitian, Belly Dance, Zumba, Zumba Toning, and ZumbAtomic

Profile

Kristy has been dancing since the age of five and has trained in the disciplines of jazz, modern, contemporary, tap, musical theater, ballet, hip hop, Tahitian, belly dancing, acro dance, and Zumba. She joined Ariel Dance Productions (ADP) in 1995 as a dancer, choreographer, and staff member. Her passion for jazz dance has been shared through the numerous choreographies that she has contributed to ADP since 1995.

In addition to teaching adult intermediate/advanced Jazz classes, she is the coach for the ADP’s Mini Team (ages 8-10), assisted by Hailey C. and Taylor J. Kristy is also the resident certified Acrobatic Arts instructor at ADP.

Kristy grew up training with Bay Area dance professionals including Keith Banks, Ehud Krauss, Patricia Pierson and Kelly Dodd of IndepenDance, Oanh Tretter of ADP, and various dance professionals at Santa Clara University. Kristy also performed with Ote'a 'Api, a nationally recognized and award-winning Tahitian dance troupe. Prior to working with ADP, she also choregraphed and performed with various Bay Area musicians and performance groups.

Kristy is a member of the National Dance Educators Organization, as well as a certified instructor in Zumba Fitness, Acrobatic Arts, and MuvMethod Stretching.

Kristy, a graduate of Santa Clara University and the University of Southern California, has been a Silicon Valley marketing executive for more than 30 years and now serves as an executive coach for business leaders, along with following her passions of teaching dance to all ages at ADP.

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Links included in above bio

• NDEO: https://www.ndeo.org
• Acrobatic Arts: https://www.acrobaticarts.com
• MuvMethod: https://www.muvmethod.com
• Zumba: https://www.zumba.com/en-US/p/kristy-quynh-junio/86901