Nessie Slyker

photos by Kitty Williams

Nessie believes that movement is magic, especially when done in community. with a background in synchronized figure skating, contemporary dance, and singing, they bring passion, rigor, discipline and play to their movement practice. Nessieโ€™s embodied research lives inside of contact improvisation, singing Jazz music, weightlifting and being an observer of the world. during the winter Nessie coaches figure skating independently, holding a US Figure Skating Coaching Certification. they are a USFS single gold medalist, a Holy Fire Reiki 1 certified practitioner, and an NCSF Certified Personal Trainer. Nessie holds a Level 2 Craniosacral Therapy Certification from Maha Rose Brooklyn and a B.A. in Dance from Oberlin College. 

Nessie loves to read, write, play live music, make dances and ride trains in their free time. 

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