Chris Knightes

Chris Knightes started at Canopy shortly after he moved to Athens from Princeton, New Jersey. Involved in gymnastics since he was young and coaching recreational and competitive gymnastics more recently, he was looking for a physical activity upon moving to Georgia. Finding out about Canopy in the Flagpole, he decided to investigate this "aerial dance trapeze" studio, and found a wonderful haven combining the physical demands of gymnastics with the artistry of dance. Since becoming part of the Canopy family, he has instructed both trapeze and fabrics.

Outside of Canopy, Chris is a research environmental engineer with the US EPA as an environmental transport and fate mathematical process modeler, currently investigating the cycling of the element mercury in watersheds and waterbodies and the exposure of mercury to humans and wildlife. When not at Canopy or sitting in front of a computer screen at work, he's typically at the gym, but he also enjoys traveling, reading, downhill skiing, theatre, and music, which taste ranges from classical to alternative to progressive and hard NY house and likes to share these underground sounds with his fellow Canopy rep members (or subject them to it).