Festival Teachers
Dallas Acro Fest has the finest Acroyoga, Aerial, and Country Dance teachers that Dallas has to offer! We have intentionally chosen to highlight and celebrate individuals making a positive difference in our local community. Please consider supporting Dallas Acroyoga by attending this event!
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Jake and Alex
Jake Drew has been hosting Dallas Acroyoga's Acro Open Gym for the past seven years.
In 2021, he founded and personally funded the Dallas AcroYoga Private Foundation, a fully self-sustaining nonprofit organization.
Jake has a Ph.D. in Computer Science and is a Professor of Machine Learning in the DataScience@SMU program.
For the past 25 years, he has been an avid county dancer.
He enjoys mixing acro and dance lifts into the greater dance community.
Alex Schellhorn is a Geologist by trade and dances her way into the hearts of every single person she meets.
Alex has been practicing both yoga and acro for the better part of a decade now.
Recently, she is a competitive country dancer with her partner Jake.
Alex is the glue that holds the Dallas Acroyoga back office together.
She is also likely the first person to greet you when you visit Acro Open Gym!
Eric McKeethen
Eric McKeethen is a movement practitioner who has trained in many different styles such as parkour, gymnastics, obstacle training, calisthenics and circus acrobatics. He has traveled the world and performed in shows with Acrobatic Conundrum, Lone Star Circus and Tempos Circus. Even though he may not be the flashiest performer, Eric breaks down movement into detailed understandable ways for himself and others. Eric has used this mindset to expand his skill with AcroYoga and find ease with many of the difficult skills within partner acrobatics. When you want to learn a new technique or add new tricks to your repertoire, Eric will walk you through the things that will allow you to perform the moves safely, and with power so that you can do it for years.
Mark and Anastasia
As a child, Mark Lin was a timid and chubby kid, but in college, he broke out of his shell with a vengeance when he started a journey driven by a love of movement.
He spent over a decade competing and teaching kung fu and tai chi and performing every lunar new year as a Chinese lion and dragon dancer, before discovering yoga.
While earning his RYT200 at The Yoga Movement Dallas, he refined his teaching voice and kindled a passion towards teaching acroyoga.
Acroyoga taught him how to cultivate a proper “play” attitude as an adult.
When Mark teaches acroyoga, his goal is to teach students how to connect, communicate, trust, collaborate, and play.
He is an engineer at heart and loves solving the movement puzzles that come with an acroyoga practice.
A natural kinesthetic learner, Anastasia Belomyltseva’s happy place has always resided in movement disciplines, dabbling in yoga, roller and ice skating, taekwondo, snowboarding, paddle surfing, aerial silks, lyra, and acroyoga.
She is a passionate believer in functional movement and mobility and has a talent for breaking down skills and teaching conditioning drills to help students progress.
She is an energetic, compassionate, and technical acroyoga instructor who enjoys teaching the nuances of body mechanics.
David and Mollie
David discovered Acro eight years ago and has been practicing consistently ever since.
He was drawn to the Acrobatics, Thai Massage, physical challenge, sense of connection that comes with practicing with a partner, and has developed a deep understanding of the various disciplines over the years.
David Learned from some of the best teachers in the country and has become an expert in many of the foundational moves of Acro.
As a teacher, David is known for his patience, attention to detail, and ability to create a fun and inclusive atmosphere.
He is committed to ensuring that all students feel safe and supported as they explore the practice of Acro.
Mollie is a certified yoga instructor.
She is passionate to guide others in their yoga journey teaching them that every movement can open a door to a better state of mind, health, and happiness.
Yoga has helped Mollie get through many life’s challenges.
Her love for teaching is to help others find their way through the ups and downs of life through yoga.
Ruben and Alex
Alex has been practicing Acroyoga for several years in the Dallas community.
She was introduced to acro during her 200hr yoga teacher training.
Once graduated, she taught an all level acro yoga class with Ruben Sandoval at Black Swan Yoga.
She continues to develop her craft when she can, attending various workshops and classes over the past few years.
Alex loves helping all newcomers to acro learn the basics with a fun, playful attitude. Her goal for class is for everybody to leave feeling successful and a part of the community!
Ruben is a certified Functional Range Conditioning coach that emphasizes mobility and strength in all of his classes.
He makes sure everyone in the room is safely prepared and ready to perform at their best.
He has practiced acroyoga for over six years and specializes in athletic performance.
Max and Liz mentored Ruben for several years before taking over their Black Swan Yoga All Level Acroyoga class in 2019. Since then he has continued developing his skills as an acroyogi, hand balancer, and personal trainer.
Ruben emphasizes the importance of working together to achieve your goals and having some fun in the process!
He believes Acroyoga to be a practice built in community, trust, and communication.