A native of Los Angeles, Antonée began her formal dance training at the age of three studying ballet with the renowned Olga Fricker for six years and, eventually, adding tap, hip-hop, freestyle as well as traditional African dance and dances of the African diaspora to the mix. It was love of movement that led Antonée to her first yoga class in 1994 (someone said it was like dancing!) and the euphoria that comes from an awesome asana (yoga postures) and meditation practice. Her love for "moving meditation" led her to study with various yoga schools and teachers. After years of a rather eclectic practice, she has for the last six years focused on the flowing energy of Vinyasa yoga and the restorative and healing qualities of Iyengar. Antonée has found an inner calm and physical well-being through the teachings of these two schools which are not mutually exclusive but complementary. In order to deepen her understanding of yoga, Antonée spent six months studying Eastern Philosophy and Yoga in India and Thailand and received her Teacher Training Certification from Sivananda Kutir in October 2006. She is registered with Yoga Alliance at the 200-hour level.
The creation of Dancing Yogini is a means to share knowledge acquired from her wonderful teachers at Kula Yoga Project, Deborah Wolk and Kristen Davis in New York as well as Swami Nirmalananda and Swami Govindananda of Sivananda. The aim is to help students bring consciousness to their body and harness the power of breath in order to facilitate positive spiritual, mental and physical health.
The creation of Dancing Yogini is a means to share knowledge acquired from her wonderful teachers at Kula Yoga Project, Deborah Wolk and Kristen Davis in New York as well as Swami Nirmalananda and Swami Govindananda of Sivananda. The aim is to help students bring consciousness to their body and harness the power of breath in order to facilitate positive spiritual, mental and physical health.