Candess Giyan is a native of Denver, Colorado. In 1996 she moved to Atlanta, Georgia, where she danced with several local dance companies, taught contemporary and creative movement classes for children through professional adults, received an Individual Artist Grant from the state, achieved yoga certification, and co-founded/ co-directed Zoetic Dance Ensemble. In 2008 she returned to Denver where she taught and performed with Control Group, Fresh Blood Productions, Between the Bones Studio Collective, The Colorado Ballet, The Logan School, and more. In 2011 she co-founded Laundrolab: Denver’s community hub for movement and healing arts.
Elizabeth Haselwood is a certified Trager® practitioner and Mind Energy Body Transformation Guide. She sees clients who seek a deeper relationship with their bodies – either for spiritual development, to release trauma, reduce pain, improve mobility or enhance athletic performance.
Elizabeth has taught dance and body awareness classes in Europe, New York City and other parts of the United States for children, adults and as a guest artist in universities. She pioneered the use of Trager in a treatment program for eating disorders in North Carolina, helping young women release trauma and reconnect to their bodies. She has also worked with torture survivors, professional dancers, and clients dealing with Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s disease.
Her personal study of Pilates, Yoga, Bartenieff Fundamentals and the Alexander Technique deeply informs her work. Elizabeth was a professional modern dancer in New York City for 10 years, was a Fulbright Scholar to Amsterdam where she studied choreography and holds a BFA in dance from the University of Colorado. She now enjoys living a simpler life as bodyworker, mother and wife.
Mary Lynn Lewark. Nationally recognized for her solo choreography and performances by age 18, Mary Lynn’s passion for dance, creativity and education fueled her desire to build an innovative dance studio. As the artistic director of Between the Bones she has produced and directed 11 original student dance theater productions. With a degree in elementary education from Regis University, she joined the faculty of the Rocky Mountain School for Expeditionary Learning. During her tenure, she choreographed annual dance performances while developing and integrating creative dance into the curriculum. She is a certified Colorado Elementary School Teacher, Yoga Instructor and Pilates Instructor. Her professional credits include performances with international soloist and choreographer Maedée Duprès, Amy Anderson, Jules Beckman, Jennifer Jessum, Flying Limbs Productions, Keigwin+Company, Kim Olson andFRESH BLOOD Collective with KC Chun-Manning. She is also thrilled to dance this November 2011 with Boulder dance company, 3rd Law Dance Theater directed by Katie Elliot and Jim LaVita.