Minh-Tuan Nguyen is the owner and founder of Spiral Studio Louisville, the city’s first space dedicated entirely to the GYROTONIC® and GYROKINESIS® methods. A passionate movement educator with over 14 years of teaching experience, Minh-Tuan has worked with clients of all ages and abilities — from those recovering from injury to elite athletes seeking deeper strength, coordination, and freedom in movement.

Minh-Tuan was first introduced to the system while training to become a professional dancer. Teaching began as a way to better understand his body, to recover from injuries, refine movement, and discover new possibilities in physical expression. He's very passionate about the work because it’s so healing, transformative, and beautiful. He was able to recover from his injuries, dance professionally, and is overjoyed to share this method with others.

A former professional dancer, choreographer, and ballet instructor, Minh-Tuan has performed and taught across the United States with companies such as Milwaukee Ballet II, Lexington Ballet, Missouri Contemporary Ballet, and Louisville Ballet. He attended California State University, Long Beach for Dance.

Minh-Tuan is certified in both GYROTONIC® and GYROKINESIS®, as well as the GYROTONIC® Archway and GYROTONIC® Leg Extension Unit (LEU). He believes in strength training, mobility, and breath work with mindful coordination to create a holistic and sustainable approach to health and wellness. He is also CPR/AED certified.

At Spiral Studio Louisville, Minh-Tuan believes that learning and healing through movement should be accessible to everyone. The studio regularly offers donation-based community GYROKINESIS® classes to make this work more available and to support a growing, inclusive movement community in Louisville. He strives to be able to give more to the community as the studio grows.

Having traveled to San Francisco, Miami, Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles to train under master teachers, Minh-Tuan has worked tirelessly to bring world-class education and equipment to Louisville. Spiral Studio is now home to five Pulley Towers, a Leg Extension Unit, and an Archway.

Minh-Tuan’s goal is to make Spiral Studio a sanctuary for movement — a welcoming space where everyone, regardless of background or circumstance, can explore, heal, and grow through the joy of movement.

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