ERIN BAKKEN

Erin joins Movement Center LA with a 20 year+ professional ballet experience behind her. She was introduced to the GYROTONIC® system while dancing professionally by a colleague. As a professional dancer, Erin performed with Texas Ballet Theater for eight seasons as well as Bruce Wood Dance Company and Ohio Ballet. She was an inaugural member of the Los Angeles Ballet and currently continues to be a guest artist performing through out the US including dancing the motion capture for the Barbie film, “Barbie in the Pink Shoes”.

Erin started her GYROTONIC® career with Master Trainer, Lisa Marie Goodwin-Rice in 2007. Since being certified, Erin has continued to be certified in all the Specialized Equipment in the GYROTONIC® family – the Archway, the Leg Extension Unit, the Jump/Stretch Board and the GYROTONER®, as well as being a Level 2 Certified Trainer. Erin has completed courses in the Therapeutic Application for The Shoulder Girdle & Therapeutic Application for Scoliosis with Uwe Herbstreit, P.T., Application for Dancers with Master Trainer Adrianna Thompson, the Hip & Knee Rehabilitation Program with Master Trainer Lisa Marie Goodwin-Rice, and GYROTONIC Psoas Principles with Master Trainer Juergen Bamberger. Throughout her training, Erin has had the opportunities to study with other Master Trainers including Sebastian Plettenberg, Erica Hassan, Jackson Kellogg, Emily Smith and is continuing her studies with Master Trainer, Christina Stroh. In 2018, Erin became a certified GYROKINESIS Trainer as well as a Certified GYROTONIC® Pre-Trainer. In addition, she has and the opportunity at Movement Center LA to work very closely with Specialize Master Trainer, Christina Stroh during her own pregnancies, with other women during their pregnancies, child birth and recoveries. This has given Erin the insight and opportunity to connect first had with the birth community.

Being a professional dancer, Erin is specialized in helping dancers recover from injury and/or fine tune their technique while under the principles of the GYROTONIC® system. She’s able to give specific awareness to each dancer so that the healing/rehabilitation, re-education process of movement patterns can take place.

Erin is known for being the “trainer for trainers" in the gyrotonic and dance community. Her unique and talented skills provide the most seasoned Gyrotonic trainers with much support and inspiration. Currently Erin is on faculty for the La Ballet Trainee Program. “I love the opportunity to fine tune and work on the subtleties of this amazing work with others in the field.” ~ Erin

Words From Colleagues, Friends, and Clients:

“As a professional Gyrotonic and Gyrokinesis instructor I only trust the best instructors for my prenatal and postnatal training. During pregnancy my body was so tight and I had so much hip pain, etc., I needed help. Erin helped me though it. Erin literally trained me the day I went intolabor because I wanted the baby out. She is amazing!

~Danielle Litman, Certified Gyrotonic Trainer

“Working with Erin has changed my life. I’ve learned how to connect with my physical body on a deeper level and release old patterns in my body. She was also instrumental in my pre/post natal care during my third pregnancy. Helping me maintain my body and then recover.”

~Amanda Daniels Lebowitz, Flight of the Heart

“Erin has an incredible talent for and intuition about the body and its kinesthetic and energetic integration. She applies a lifetime of experience as a professional ballet dancer to her gyrotonic expertise which gives her instruction great depth and breadth. She is sensitive and caring, yet she motivates you to achieve more than you likely think is possible through her intelligent encouragement - the result is an amazing, customized, one of a kind workout and healing experience. She has helped me “connect the dots” many times, and my career has benefitted significantly because of our working together.”

~ Julia Erickson, Professional Ballerina (formerly with Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre)

Rate: $150 (55min session) | Contact: Erin for sessions or more information about her go to:  www.fluidmotionmovement.com