Training with Dana Rader you can be sure that you are training with one of the most qualified and talented professionals in the industry. Dana Rader is the sole director and owner operator of GYROTONIC® Melbourne, and Energy Kinetics®Studio and Energy Kinetics Instructor Training Pty Ltd.

Dana is a Specialized GYROTONIC® and GYROKINESIS® International Master Trainer. Having known about the methods since the 1980's in New York City, Dana finally had the opportunity to explore both methods in the 1990's when she was living in Hong Kong. She had the privilege of learning directly with the founder of the methods; Mr. Juliu Horvath.  She continued to train with Mr. Horvath over the last 26  years as well as with many other amazing master trainers such as; Adrianna Thompson, Lisa Marie Goodwin, Sebastian Plettenberg, Debra Rose, Juergen Bamberger, Justine Bernard, and Angela Crowley to name only a few.

She established the first studio to incorporate Pilates and GYROTONIC® in Australia in 2002. She is credited with introducing the GYROTONIC® method to Australia in 2000 and  GYROKINESIS® method in 2001. She  became the first  Specialized International master trainer in both methods in Australia, therefore training many of the instructors in Australia and New Zealand as well as around the world. She continues to travel extensively offering GYROTONIC® and GYROKINESIS® instructor trainings in Australia, New Zealand, Asia and Central America.

Dana is a GYROTONIC®Specialized International Master Trainer for the GYROTONER™ unit, the Leg Extension Unit, the Jumping Stretching Board and GYROTONIC® Level 2 Programs. She is also a GYROKINESIS® Specialized International Master trainer for specialized courses such as Happy Moves, Lotus Blossom 1/2 and Breathing Intensive.

Dana has presented internationally and nationally on the GYROKINESIS® exercise method at the IADMS conference in 2007, 2012, and 2017 in addition to presenting at several Pilates and Fitness conferences.

Dana is trained in Pilates and is certified by Polestar as a Post-Rehab Instructor,  Australian Pilates Method Association (APMA), and Physical Mind Method in Mat and Standing Pilates. Dana also holds a certificate IV and a Diploma of Contemporary Pilates and Teaching Methodology. Applicable to her instructor training courses Dana holds a Certificate IV in Training and Assessment in Australia.

Dana enrolled in a Master's Degree of Clinical Exercise Physiology in 2010, completed a Post Graduate degree in Exercise Science Rehabilitation at Charles Sturt University in 2011, and has recently celebrated 12 years as an Accredited Exercise Physiologist and Exercise Scientist with ESSA (Exercise Sport Science Australia).

Currently Dana's focus is on continuing to travel and teach both GYROKINESIS® and GYROTONIC® instructor training courses around the world. When home in Australia in either Melbourne or NSW she continues to support instructors to further their education with regards to themselves and the methods. She does continue to practice as an AEP on a limited basis taking on those clients she feels she has the expertise to guide to improve their quality of life.