Meet the Team
Ryan Daniel Beck
Owner, bodyART Studios
Ryan had an extensive performing career dancing for Beyoncé, Black Eyed Peas, MOMIX, MTV and more before moving to producing and directing for ABC, Equity Fights AIDS, Good Morning America, Celebrity Cruises, and Hard Rock Cafe, among others. With over 200 hours of ASFYT Anatomy and Kinesiology and 15+ years teaching experience, Ryan is a sought-after international movement instructor and is on faculty at the world famous Broadway Dance Center in NYC.
In 2011, Ryan was introduced to bodyART by its creator, Robert Steinbacher, and then brought the concept to many NYC studios. Seeing the market potential for bodyART to be a consumer-facing model, Ryan was granted exclusive rights to open, manage and operate all bodyART-branded studio locations in America.
Robert steinbacher
Founder & Master Trainer,
bodyART® Training System
Combining over 20 years of international experience as a dancer, educator, presenter and choreographer with his work as a movement therapist, Robert created the bodyART® training system. With over 3,000 instructors and bodyworkers educated worldwide, Robert combines unique and professional knowledge and movements which transform into a message of creativity and charisma.
Having worked with legends like Janet Jackson, Robert is a born performer and world class movement guru, who has an undeniable ability to connect with clients using his humor, knowledge, energy and empathy. In 2018, Robert officially partnered with Ryan Daniel Beck and Julia Przybilka to bring the bodyART educational content to the live consumer market through bodyART Training Studios.
julia przybilka
Founder & Master Trainer,
bodyART® Training System
Julia calls herself a ‘radical life lover’. Within the bodyART community Julia is called ‘the mama of bodyART’. With her exceptional teaching skills and movement technique she is the ‘queen of Yin and Yang’ who chose to reside in Costa Rica since 2016. Born in Berlin, Germany, life has led her from competitive gymnastics to dance, to becoming and educator for IFAA, International Fitness Academy, in Germany until she met Robert Steinbacher and his life changing concept bodyART Training in 1998.
She became part of his team in 2004. From 2009-2017 Julia has been managing bodyART School INTERNATIONAL with the goal to establish a worldwide presence and awareness of bodyART Training. Under her supervision hundreds of bodyART instructors got certified worldwide. Robert chose Julia to be his partner for bringing bodyART training to the US with Ryan Daniel Beck.
FACILITATORS
Alicia Archer
Alicia obtained her BFA in dance from Fordham University/The Ailey School and is certified by AFAA. She also specializes in flexibility training for adults, as well as corrective work for those who look to build their strength from the ground up.
Becca Pace
A former musical theater actress, Becca is a certified trainer through ACE and is trained in multiple bodyART modalities, along with Barre formats and HIIT. She’s a popular teacher for DailyBurn365.com with 200,000+ viewers.
yun chun chua
A professional dancer, Chun has choreographed for some of Asia’s top artists and performed on venues such as Good Morning America and ABC Live. Also a certified Pilates instructor, Chun is passionate about the functional therapy aspect of bodyART.
Florian Fructuoso
Trained as a dancer and teacher, Florian has taught in prestigious schools in Paris such as Le Studio International des Arts de La Scène. He is currently working as a professional dancer, while teaching at the acclaimed BDC in New York City.
Marisa jo Merliss
Marissa is a jack-of-all-trades: a registered Nurse-BSM, a successful fitness model, fitness instructor of MELT Method® and Pilates Mat and the PR Manager for bodyART Americas. She is especially knowledgable about pre/post natal fitness.