Jordan Kriston was born in Hammond, Indiana and raised in Phoenix, Arizona. She has always loved movement of all kinds, and grew up swimming, climbing trees, playing sports, and participating in gymnastics and dance. Jordan holds a BFA in Dance Performance from Arizona State University, as well as a 200 Hr Yoga Teacher Certification from Costa Rica School of Yoga. Jordan moved to New York in 2006 and began dancing professionally with H.T. Chen & Dancers and Douglas Dunn & Dancers, as well as presenting her own work at Triskelion Arts and Douglas Dunn Studio. She has studied with David Parsons, Robert Battle, Oliver Steele, Marjorie Mussman and members of Mark Morris Dance Group. In 2010 she joined Pilobolus Dance Theater of Washington, Connecticut, where she helped create over a dozen original works and an evening-length show. She has taught and performed in almost all 50 U.S. States and over 15 countries. She began teaching partnering and collaboration workshops through Pilobolus, and continues her work with them as an educator. Jordan currently lives in Portland, OR where she dances and choreographs with Ela Fala Dance Collective. Since moving to Portland in 2017, her work has been shown at Polaris Dance Theater, and she was recently awarded a six month residency to develop new choreography for New Expressive Works. She teaches Dance and Yoga independently, and founded her own company, Open Moon Yoga, which offers private and group instruction. Jordan works for Flow Kakou, an arts nonprofit based in Hawaii bringing movement and education to community members. When she is not dancing or teaching she loves to write, read and surround herself with nature, good people and other creative mediums.