Chris Kirchman is the owner of Kinection Arts, lucky husband to Kaylee, and proud father of Jesse. Always passionate about movement, he chose to earn his BS in Athletic Training ('11) and his MS in Sport’s Medicine ('12). In 2016, he discovered partner acrobatics and was instantly hooked by the emphasis the discipline placed on proper biomechanics, stability, and balance. Nearly 7 years ago, he quit his job and moved to St Pete to start a church and pursue a career as a teacher and performer of acrobatics. Talk about a strange combo!
As a coach, Chris prides himself in having the patience and progressions to make an acrobat out of ANYONE, and have fun while doing it. He combines his education in injury rehab/prevention and anatomy with his acrobatic experience to create a safe and efficient road to your body’s highest movement potential. Whether you’re plagued by old and new injuries and just trying to feel better in your body or seeking high level movement goals, he has the knowledge to get you there.
Kaylee Kirchman has a B.S in Kinesiology from Baylor University. She is a 4x Acrobatics and Tumbling National Champion plus 2x All American.
Kaylee currently is a national handstand coach, teaching women all around the world how to do handstands! Over the past 3 years Kaylee has been pursuing her passions through teaching and performing Acrobatics and AcroYoga with her husband Chris.
Josh is our Director of Whips and Pops and the founder of The Acrobats Journey: a thorough and ever-growing training library of acro tutorials. He also serves The St Pete Acro Community as the director of the St Pete Acroyoga Non-profit.
Sarah began her acro journey in 2015 after taking an acro class and getting immediately hooked! She's had the honor of teaching this awesome practice beginning in 2018. Since then, she has had the joy of helping so many students achieve skills that they thought were impossible. Sarah's happiness while teaching acro is rivaled only by her happiness in spending time with her husband, Jeremy, and their dog, Charlie!
Her personal acro goals are progressing in dynamic movements and continuing to grow as an acro teacher.
Sarah's advice to someone new in the acro community is “You’ve got this. You’re more capable than you give yourself credit for.”
Jacob is a 25 y/o native Floridian from Ft Myers. He played soccer and ice hockey growing up, but it wasn’t until college that he began going to the gym. After discovering calisthenics, yoga, and handstands, he was obsessed with what the human body was capable of.
Jacob began his acrobatics journey nearly 4 years ago here in St. Petersburg. Call him a jack of all trades, he does it all! Washing Machines, Standing, Icarian, Hand-Balancing, Basing, and Flying. His true passion is hand-balancing: he loves talking and training all things handstands with others!
Jacob is also a photographer: taking acro pictures with his friends is one of his favorite activities with the community.
Wendy has a B.S. in Health Promotion Management with many clinical and fitness certifications. Exercise Physiologist, Corrective Exercise Kinesiology, and many more through ACSM, ACE, & CHEK institute. Wendy has been teaching yoga and other fitness classes for over 30 years. Her acroyoga practice started in 2018. Her acroyoga teaching journey began through the St. Pete Acro Yoga in 2021, with her husband Steve. Acroyoga is her favorite activity and favorite class to teach. Her passion pours out into each class and student. Wendy loves to support everyone she meets. If you want to level up, she will help get you out of your comfort zone, and help you succeed. Her students describe her as giving, patient and kind. You will feel welcomed and supported the minute you walk in the door!
Rob is our resident goofball, but aside from that, he has been a pioneer in all things breaking edge in the fitness industry. So acro is a natural fit for this movement guru. Come learn from him and you're guaranteed a class full of laughter and lifted spirits.
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