Based in London W4
I’m Anna Ciriano, a professional ballet dancer and certified movement specialist. I currently perform with the English National Ballet, alongside running my GYROTONIC® practice since 2019. Before joining ENB, I also danced with the Orlando Ballet and the Birmingham Royal Ballet.
I first discovered the GYROTONIC® EXPANSION SYSTEM at 13, when I was struggling with injuries and limited flexibility. What began as rehabilitation soon became a lifelong practice — improving my mobility, strength, coordination, and body awareness, while supporting my career as a professional dancer.
Today, I’m a GYROTONIC® PRE-TRAINER, GYROKINESIS® TRAINER, and specialist in dancers, the Jumping-Stretching Board, Pre- and Postnatal movement. I’m also qualified in Progressive Ballet Technique, American Ballet Theatre Training Curriculum, as well as a qualified Personal Trainer and Strength & Conditioning Coach. I work closely with physiotherapists to support:
Movement has always been at the heart of my life — first as a dancer, now as a teacher. My goal is to share the benefits of GYROTONIC® and GYROKINESIS® with others, helping each person I work with to feel stronger, freer, and more at home in their body.
GYROTONIC® exercise is a unique method of whole-body movement that flows in circular and spiraling patterns, utilizing specialized equipment. Guiding, assisting and challenging the user, promoting strength, balance, flexibility, and efficiency of movement.
Unlike other types of training, GYROTONIC® training relies on your natural mobility, allowing you to move through and beyond the full range of motion in your joints, without compression or restriction.
The history of the GYROTONIC® method dates back to the early 1980s. Juliu Horvath, a Romanian-born professional dancer, researched for years how to solve the physical pain he endured after a lifetime dedicated to classical dance. He explored yoga and meditation, eventually refining and adapting his work into what we now know as the GYROKINESIS® method. This method is accessible to everyone and begins with mat-based classes that transition from a stool to the floor and finally to a standing position.
Further years of research and exploration, led to the creation of the GYROTONIC® pulley tower, giving the method a more assistive and supportive approach.GYROTONIC® classes are designed to take your body beyond it's current limitations, some of the benefits include:
GYROTONIC® exercises offer a holistic approach that redefines fitness, combining elements of gymnastics, yoga, ballet, swimming and tai-chi.
Each session is tailored to your specific needs or ability, from those recovering from injury or living with a disability, to elite athletes and professional dancers.
"The GYROTONIC® method is a beautiful discipline that helps being in tune with our bodies by awakening and discovering the deepest muscles and having those help us with movement coordination and correct posture. I cannot express enough the importance of GYROTONIC® training for someone like me who has significant scoliosis and uses their body as a tool for my job as a ballet dancer. Specifically. doing GYROTONIC® classes with Anna for me is almost like a ritual where l give myself some time to take care of my body in a healthy way and where my mind feels free and charged with positivity. Anna's passion for the GYROTONIC® method makes me leave the class feeling very inspired."
"I fell in love with gyro years ago and I am so grateful to have found Anna here in London! She is a passionate, hardworking and caring coach with so much molivation. GYROTONIC® classes have helped me massively to recover from a tricky injury by building my confidence back with a combination of flow, control and strength movements. It's part of my routine."
"I am very happy that I decided to Start going to Anna's GYROTONIC® classes. I have noliced a lot of improvement in a short time. They are personalised classes. she asks you what you want to improve on and in the next session you are already doing exercises for it. The classes are very dynamic and entertaining. one of the best decisions I have made."
"With GYROTONIC® classes coached by Anna, I found what was missing in my daily dancing life as a Professional Latin Dancer. Anna with her patience and professionalism is sharing all the knowledge about this fantastic discipline, which is leading my body to improve day by day! GYROTONIC® training with Anna has now become a need for my body and my dancing!""
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