Kristi Johnson
Artist in Residence
M.F.A. Texas Christian University
904.256.7655
kjohnso19@ju.edu

Kristi Vincent Johnson earned her Master of Fine Arts degree in Modern Dance from Texas Christian University and a certification in Pilates from the Physicalmind Institute. Kristi has studied with such prominent artists as Fernando Bujones, Sabrina Madison-Cannon, Christian Von Howard, Peter Kalivas, Rodni Williams, and faculty at the Alvin Ailey School of Dance. She has danced professionally for ITCOD, Reach∑a movement collective, and RyanStrati & Co. Kristi is currently an active member of the National Dance Association/ American Alliance of Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance (AAHPERD) where she serves as the Dance Division Performance Chair for both the Florida Association of Health Physical Education Recreation and Dance (FAHPERD) 2007 and the Southern District (AHPERD) 2009. Kristi has served in multiple capacities throughout the Jacksonville dance community including Adjunct Instructor Douglas Anderson School of the Arts; Adjunct Instructor Florida Community College at Jacksonville; and present Director of the FCCJ DanceWorks Dance Ensemble. At Jacksonville University, Kristi Vincent Johnson teaches modern, jazz, body conditioning, dance kinesiology, and serves as the coordinator for Dance Theatre and Dance Ensemble.

"The Dancer believes that his art has something to say which cannot be expressed in words or in any other way than by dancing... there are times when the simple dignity of movement can fulfill the function of a volume of words. There are movements which impinge upon the nerves with a strength that is incomparable, for movement has power to stir the senses and emotions, unique in itself. This is the dancer's justification for being, and his reason for searching further for deeper aspects of his art." DORIS HUMPHREY, 1937