11 Jan Kriss Rulifson
Kriss (they/them) an aquatic dancer and vertical dancer, and interdisciplinary maker. Their love for disorientation has inspired them to dance suspended off bridges, free fall into the depths of the sea, and plummet into hundreds of bodies over the many years of practicing contact improvisation. Through their various movement muses, they are constantly asking, “ How can I be in the most available state to receive and respond to a constantly changing environment?”
Kriss received their B.S. from UC Davis in Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior and studied Expressive Arts Therapy At the Tamalpa Institute. They studied contemporary dance in Berlin and Tanzfabrik Schule and is an Axis Syllabus Teacher Candidate. Their aquatic dance is shaped by their practice in free diving as well as aquatic therapy techniques of Janzu and Fluid Presence. Currently they freelance as a dancer and teacher locally and internationally, organize aquatic retreats, and advocate for safe housing for survivors of domestic violence at Gum Moon in SF Chinatown.Their work has been received in Germany, France, Slovakia, and Hungary, Costa Rica, and across the SF Bay Area. kristenrulifson.com
Kriss will be teaching Sun Water Body Yum along with Lauren Godla.