Kacey Atlas
“I look to find the potential inside every student, using positive ways to build skills safely, increase confidence and esteem, and achieve things they never thought possible!”
Kacey started off on a performing tumbling team at the age of 5 and transitioned to a traditional gymnastics facility where she switched from artistic to rhythmic gymnastics becoming state and regional champion 5 consecutive years in a row, qualified and placed in top 10-15 at the junior Olympics, achieved elite status (placing top 12 in the nation) and 9th OA, her first year at the US National Championships. Her second year she achieved US national team ranking of 5th OA. After gymnastics she began dancing, (beyond the ballet training required for gymnastics) branching into other styles/ genres on a performing company called Moveo. She is currently a working performing artist for Duo Kinetix, performing an acrobatic duo in the art of balance across the US for multiple types of events.
She has received coach of the year award multiple years in rhythmic gymnastics, coached national team members, and was an accredited judge in the sport. She has had multiple top and Overall and National placements for groups, solos, duos and trios in Acro dance. She has spent the last 17+ years building her one of a kind Acro and stretch and strength training programs to take kids safely to the next level of ability. She continues to educate herself and learn about anatomy/kinesiology, Hypermobility, and how to access movement and pinpoint weaknesses and compensations for better health and performance of the dancers she works with. She is certified in the following:
-DancemED
-The Atlas method
-Alixa Flexibility
-mUv method
-Certified Personal Trainer (International Sports Science Academy)
She has also had instruction in contortion and acrobatic partnering from former Cirque Du Soleil Artists Carmita Lorador, Alixa Slobodyan and Meaghan Wegg, and EDS Contortion specialist and agent Jasmine Straga.
