Weichen Cui
About
Weichen Cui is a certified GYROTONIC® and GYROKINESIS® Pre-Trainer, international movement artist, and somatic educator based in Naarm/Melbourne, Australia. She began practicing the GYROTONIC® Method in 2016 with Master Trainer Dana Rader and subsequently became a licensed trainer. Since then, she has completed certifications in GYROTONIC® Level 2, GYROKINESIS® Level 2 Beginner, Jumping-Stretching Board, Leg Extension Unit, GYROTONER®, Level 1 Archway, Applications for Dancers 1 & 2, and Lotus Blossom 2. Her mentors include Dana Rader, Miriam Barbosa, Billy Macagnone, Debra Rose, Don Friedewald, Adrianna Thompson, Juergen Bamberger, Patricia Stewart, and Naoko Robbins.
Originally from China, Weichen holds a BA in Philosophy from Fudan University and a BFA in Dance from the Victorian College of the Arts. She earned her MFA in Dance from Tisch School of the Arts and an MA in Dance Education from New York University in 2022.
Now a PhD candidate at the University of Melbourne, Weichen integrates somatic principles into her teaching and artistic practice. She is also certified in the Franklin Method, Yoga, and Pilates, and is a Certified Movement Analyst (CMA) through LIMS® and a Registered Somatic Movement Educator/Therapist (RSME/T).
She is committed to offering embodied, thoughtful, and high-quality training in the GYROTONIC® and GYROKINESIS® Methods.
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