Hi! I’m Barri DeFrancisci, and I was born to move. From the time I was a young girl, I studied ballet intensively with renowned teachers across the US, Russia, and Israel. I received my BA in Dance at Muhlenberg College in Allentown, PA, and performed professionally with Kibbutz Contemporary Dance Company in Israel and Dissonance Dance Theatre in Washington, DC. 

I discovered Yoga and Pilates in high school, and started practicing regularly. These practices not only improved my balance, strength, and flexibility, but also taught me tools to calm my mind, love my body, and ease the stresses of daily life.

I started teaching Barre in 2014, and received my 200 hour yoga certification from international Ashtanga Yoga teachers Kino MacGregor and Tim Feldmann at Miami Life Center. In December 2019, I traveled to Mysore, India, where I studied for an extended time with Ashtanga Yoga Paramaguru, Sharath Jois. I completed Pilates Mat training in 2022 with Page Sieffert in Nosara, Costa Rica. I take pride in not only dedicating my life to teaching, but also continually being a student.