Coach
Performer
Life-long learner

Tran, the Bendy Educator, believes that anyone can become flexible.

Our coaching emphasizes active flexibility, end-range control, and proper form, technique, and sequencing. Whether you're a beginner just starting out or an experienced circus artist looking to take your game to the next level, BendyEducator can help you reach your potential.

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Training

The Bendy Educator, has been training circus arts since 2014 and specializes in aerial arts (primarily silks and rope), contortion, hand-balancing, and German Wheel. She trained at the Circus Academy of Tucson and has taken classes from renown instructors worldwide to learn best practices that she can pass on to her students.

She has trained under the tutelage of Mongolian contortionists Serchmaa Byambaa and Otgo Waller, Amy Goh, and gymnasts and dancers Allison Schieller, Micah Walters, and Shawn Calendine.

Background

Tran is a movement educator, contortion coach, former music teacher, and biomedical engineering graduate with a deep passion to help people better understand their bodies.

Her background in biomechanics emphasizes body awareness and sustainable progress, especially for how different bodies compensate, stabilize, and adapt during movement.

When not sharing her knowledge with others or performing stunts upside-down, she enjoys spending time with her daughter, indulging in sci-fi series with her husband, journaling, and challenging herself on the soccer field.

Certifications

Tran is a NASM Certified Stretch and Flexibility Coach (NASM - SFC), a Module 2 Alixa Certified Flexibility Instructor, Level I German Wheel coach through the USA Wheel Gymnastics Federation, certified K-12 educator in the state of Arizona and California, and Adult and Pediatric First Aid/CPR/AED trained certified.⁠ Additionally, she has a Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering.