Christina Duncan, Owner/Operator

With a twenty plus year history in fire dancing and flow arts, Christina played an integral role in building the Wichita fire dancing community before opening Flow Foundry in 2014. She is a certified 200 hour Yoga instructor and completed Aerial Silks teacher training at Atlanta's Circus Arts Institute in 2015. She’s completed additional certification programs in Aerial Yoga, Yin Yoga and Paddleboard (SUP) Yoga. She has a passion for sharing her talents as an instructor and performer and continues to inspire many to start and pursue their circus arts dreams.

She is a mother to two teenger daughters and has a history of DJing and playing roller derby but mostly spends her free time these days exploring and enjoying nature and travel.

Kjersti Barney, Silks Instructor

Kjersti (Shur-stee) began training in circus arts in 2015. She has trained with several studios and artists in Utah, California, and Alaska prior to her move to Kansas. Her preferred apparatuses are aerial silks and pole, but she also enjoys hammock, lyra, and the occasional dabbling in something new. Kjersti had competed in Aerialympics, and performed at a number of events, including the West End Festival, the Grand Opening of Synergy Studios, and the showcases of Ms Tryss Boutique. Kjersti began her teaching career in the spring of 2021. She became a certified yoga instructor in 2023 and continually strives to improve in her abilities as an instructor and a student in the aerial arts. She is very excited to teach aerial classes at Flow Foundry and looks forward to encouraging and empowering her students.