The two of us have dedicated our lives to dance and movement, primarily in the form of Classical Ballet. From a very early age we have spent countless hours studying our bodies, exploring the patterns and pathways necessary to maximize efficiency each step of the way. We are enthused to share our compiled experiential knowledge of the body, coupled and reinforced with cutting edge modalities, to people who would love to discover or improve their bodies, or the quality and comfort of their daily lives.

Fortunately experiencing The GYROTONIC® Method is not limited to advanced movers, although we especially love assisting dancers, athletes and active individuals take their physical potential to the next level. Regardless of your current ability level or goal, we are committed to share what we know with anyone looking to find balance in themselves. Our bodies sustained frequent injuries, some requiring surgery and major rehabilitation, throughout our dancing years. Our goal is to help you avoid these setbacks whenever possible to keep you doing what you love most. By identifying imbalance, then building a strategy to realign the body, anyone can experience movement in a more therapeutic and empowering way, helping carry them through life.

about

Raissa Chazova-Bauer

Studio Owner, GYROTONIC®, GYROKINESIS® Instructor,

Ballet Instructor

Raissa Chazova-Bauer is a classically trained ballet dancer having studied at professional ballet institutions in both Russia and Kazakhstan. After 8 years of classical training in The Vaganova syllabus, she performed with The Novosibirsk Opera and Ballet Theatre, apprenticed with The National Opera and Ballet Theater of Kazakhstan and participated in The First Korean International Ballet Competition and others across Eurasia.

After moving to the United States Mrs. Chazova-Bauer trained and performed with Oregon Ballet Theater, served as a Program Director of Los Gatos Ballet and has spent 15 years educating pre-professional ballet students in Portland Oregon, Bay Area California, and now based out of Phoenix Arizona. Since 2009 Raissa has been coaching and judging rhythmic gymnastics competitions, as well as training figure skaters and synchronized swimmers.

Inspired by the incredible benefits of GYROTONIC EXPANSION SYSTEM®, BODY CODE® and Progressing Ballet Technique (PBT) Mrs. Chazova-Bauer further continued her education and understanding of anatomy and physiology. In 2018 together with her husband Brett, The Bauers have established a fully equipped movement studio in Phoenix Arizona.

In the past 6 years in collaboration with Master Ballet Academy(AZ) Raissa’s students have successfully attended the most prestigious ballet competitions such as YAGP, USAIBC, Prix de Lausanne, ADC IBC and secured contracts with top ballet companies across the U.S. and Europe.

Raissa is dedicated to helping professional dancers and athletes find the most effective and efficient ways of balancing flexibility with strength, preventing injuries and empowering individuals’ overall performance.

Brett Joseph Bauer

Studio Owner, GYROTONIC®, GYROKINESIS® Instructor,

Ballet Instructor

Brett Joseph Bauer is an individual dedicated to bringing his enthusiasm and love to instruction and education in all forms. He is committed to aiding people discover their purpose and live by their highest values to achieve their loftiest goals.

Brett received his Ballet training from the National Ballet School (Toronto, Canada), The Kirov Academy (Washington, D.C.) and San Francisco Ballet School, then went on to enjoy a more than 15 year professional career, beginning with Suzanne Farrell's touring company in 2001, then joining the San Francisco Ballet as a Corps De Ballet member from 2002 until 2010. During his time with SFB, Brett performed a variety of Soloist and Principal roles in works by Helgi Tomosson, Lew Christensen, George Balanchine, Christopher Wheeldon, Yuri Possokhov, Stanton Welch, Paul Taylor, Sir Frederick Ashton and Mikhail Fokine to name a few. In addition, he appeared in the PBS filming of The Nutcracker performing the Arabian trio, and participated in company tours to Greece, France, London, China and throughout the United States.

In 2010, Brett took his talents to Portland Oregon joining Oregon Ballet Theater under the direction of Christopher Stowell, joining as a Soloist, then being promoted to Principal dancer the following season. Brett had the privilege of performing classical leading roles in Sleeping Beauty, and Swan Lake (C. Stowell). He also performed Principal roles in Stravinsky Violin Concerto, Square Dance (Balanchine), Rassemblement, Por Vos Muero (Duato), Almost Motzart (Kudelka), as well as notable character roles in Cinderella (Stevenson), Prodigal Son, Nutcracker (Balanchine), and Gisselle (DeAvila). Brett's time at OBT also included two tours to South Korea, performing the Nutcracker and multiple U.S. tours, including representing OBT for Ballet Across America at the Kennedy Center in 2013. In 2015 Mr. Bauer moved to San Jose as a Principal dancer for Silicon Valley Ballet (formerly Ballet San Jose) under the direction of José Manuel Carreño. He enjoyed a productive, though brief season, due to a company financial collapse a few short months after joining. He was fortunate enough to preform Albrecht in the American premier of Alicia Alonso's Giselle before the company’s disbandment and is forever grateful for that honor and opportunity. Since his retirement from dancing in 2016 he has dedicated his time to learning and assisting others to maintain or restore their health and wellbeing, while seeking his own. Brett worked as an aide and trainer for Active Care Physical Therapy in San Francisco, while beginning to pursue certification in the GYROTONIC® & GYROKINESIS® systems; an accomplishment fully realized in 2018. Brett has been guest instructing for ballet intensives and teaching master classes for over 7 years, finding time to hone his teaching abilities while completing his dancing career. In 2016, wanting to better understand early development Ballet training, he became an ABT® Certified teacher for Pre-Primary through level 3, achieving ABT® Affiliate Teacher status in 2017. In conjunction with his physical focuses, Mr. Bauer understands that the body, mind, spirit connection is an integral part of the whole being. To explore and aid in this self-discovery and connection he became a Trained Demartini Method® Facilitator in 2016, a modality used to free individuals from limiting beliefs or past trauma so that they may live a more balanced, focused, enjoyable and calm existence. In 2018 Brett and his wife Raissa founded “Heightened Humanity LLC” a local GYROTONIC®, Ballet Coaching and Career Consulting business focused on assisting clients of all ages and abilities. Brett continues to teach private and group Ballet classes in the Phoenix area, and around the United States, sharing the most effective methods for maintaining one’s body strength, flexibility and control, both on stage and in the studio. Above all else he enjoys helping others to find the power within themselves so that they may live a healthier and expanded life in all ways that suit them.