Deidre Spray
Deidre is one of Blue Feather's co-owners. She has loved dancing and movement since she was a kid, and started teaching yoga in 2016. Deidre is earth-conscious and is excited to use her years of retail experience to create a sustainable aerial fitness studio and athleisure shop.
Some of her favorite things . . .
Color: Blue
Musician: H.E.R.
TV Show: Schitt's Creek
Plant: Chamomile
Vegan Food: Kite Hill Jalapeño Cream Cheese
Hobbies: Swimming, hiking, dancing
Spirit Animal: Bear
Gemstone: Moonstone
Aerial Trick: Vampire Bat
Local Hangout: Vegan Food House
Sonja Spray
The other co-owner, Sonja has been teaching yoga for more than ten years and took her first trapeze class in 2011. She's so excited to combine her favorite movement practices at BF. Sonja is also an Accessible Yoga certified teacher.
Some of her favorite things . . .
Color: Green
Musician: Patty Griffin
Book: Everything I Never Told You
Plant: Ferns
Vegan Food: Rosemary Sourdough
Hobbies: Pie making, guitar
Spirit Animal: Owl
Gemstone: Bloodstone
Aerial Trick: Georgia Twist
Local Hangout: CocoAndré
Amanda Johnson
Amanda is a studious yogi who achieved her RYT 200 in 2009, and has since received intensive training in Therapeutic and Restorative Yoga. She holds certifications for Pilates and Cycling too, and was a Division I collegiate athlete–Women’s Crew at UNC (Go Heels!). She's a total geek at heart and loves studying nutrition (spent most childhood summers at science camp), and has read The Lord of the Rings nine times (yes, the whole trilogy).
Some of her favorite things . . .
Color: Turquoise
Musician: Above & Beyond, Deva Premal for mantras
Book: Pathways to Joy
TV Show: Outlander
Plant: Orchids
Vegan food: P.F. Chang's Kung Pao Brussel Sprouts
Hobbies: Any and every style of Yoga, Pilates, Barre
Hometown: Concord, NC
Spirit Animal: Phoenix
Gemstone: Turquoise again!
Aerial trick: Flying Dancer
Local hangout: Blue Feather, of course! ;)
Carina Torres
A Dallas local and graduate from Booker T. Washington HS, Carina went on to complete her BFA in Dance at Sam Houston State. She's a professional aerialist and dancer, and has performed with companies including Nicolay Dance Works, Cirque Dreams, Lone Star Circus, Garden Bros. Circus and Salto Entertainment.
Some of her favorite things . . .
Color: Yellow
Musician: Bon Iver, Florence + The Machine
Movie: Nacho Libre
Book: Kite Runner
Plant: Sunflower
Hobbies: Dance, Running
Hometown: Dallas, TX
Spirit Animal: Turtle
Gemstone: Opal
Aerial trick: Man on the Moon
Local hangout: Magnolias Sous Le Pont
Tory Lonn
Tory is a thoughtful teacher who has gained experience exploring several yogic approaches. In addition to aerial yoga, she teaches yoga on a mat or a paddle board. She's also a Reiki practitioner and ayurvedic coach.
Some of her favorite things . . .
Color: All colors
Band: Hot Sugar
Book: Move Your DNA
Plant: Agave
Vegan food: Savory sweet potatoes
Hobbies: Painting and drawing
Hometown: I’m a Midwest girl.
Spirit Animal: Tiger
Gemstone: Carnelian and bloodstone
Aerial trick: Savasana
Local hangout: My home.