Dan Weltner
has performed in nearly thirty US States and traveled
to five continents as a professional dancer with several
New York City dance companies including: Nikolais
and Murray Louis Dance, Iso Dance Theatre, Shapiro
& Smith Dance, Doug Elkins Dance Company, Ronald
K.Brown/Evidence and Megatron. As a master teacher
and choreographer, he has instructed within numerous
dance departments at various colleges and universities
throughout the United States. He is a featured dancer
in Tony Bennett's MTV Video,"Stepping Out With
My Baby", Julia Robert's film "Mona Lisa
Smile", "Stepford Wives" with Nicole
Kidman and the NBC television series "Law &
Order:CI". Most recently Dan danced in the Walt
Disney feature “Enchanted” (2007) as well
as “Across the Universe” directed by Julie
Taymor. Dan is a private fitness consultant and certified
Pilates instructor who currently serves on the faculty
of New York University Tisch Drama Department where
he instructs contemporary dance technique.
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Kristi
Weltner Redd has been involved with horses
for more than 30 years. She began riding western as
a child, but her interest soon expanded to hunt seat
and jumping, then to dressage. Ms. Redd is currently
a professional trainer and instructor using dressage
principles to instruct riders of many disciplines.
The study of dressage helped her understand the importance
of the rider's body awareness. She had observed problems
with students who were not lacking athleticism, but
still appeared "stiff and rigid" in the
saddle. Kristi began consulting with her brother Dan
who is a professional dancer and fitness trainer,
and he developed exercises for her and her students.
He helped her to educate these students on the importance
of "accepting" the movement of the horse
into the rider's body. Riders who used these exercises
to increase their muscular efficiency, have greater
success in functioning as "one" with the
horse. Through this insight, Kristi and Dan co-created
the Equi-Stretch® method of exercise for equestrains.
Kristi holds a Bachelor's Degree in Equine Science
from Otterbein College, Westerville, Ohio. She is
also a NARHA (North American Riding for the Handicapped
Association) Certified Therapeutic Riding Instructor.
Email: EQUISTRETCH@HOTMAIL.COM
Phone: 740-625-6636
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