525 E 6th Street • New York City   (212) 677-5545

Jeremy Laverdure has been teaching The Pilates Method since 2002. One of the first trainers at Sixth Street Pilates, he assumed ownership of the studio in 2007. Jeremy is certified to teach Pilates through the Pilates Center of Boulder and has done extensive continuing education with master teacher Cara Reeser at Pilates Aligned in Denver, CO. His teaching is informed by many years of yoga practice and dance ltraining, and by his studies with Barbara Mahler.

Allison M. De Vane received her bachelor of fine arts degree in dance performance with a minor in business management in 2007 from Kent State University of Ohio. She moved to New York City the summer of 2007 to pursue a career in dance. Miss DeVane fell for Pilates during college and further pursued her love by studying with Teri Steele at Dance New Amsterdam to receive her Pilates Mat certification in May of 2008. Allison completed her Pilates Apparatus certification and pre/postnatal continuing education course with the Pilates Sports Center. Allison’s focuses class by beginning every class with the core principles of matwork. While alternating muscles groups, the class continues to flow cohesively, through the use of creative transitions between exercises. Throughout class, Allison encourages her students to ask questions, work at their own ability level, and remain mindful throughout. She enjoys teaching at Sixth Street Pilates, Dance New Amsterdam, and Harbor Fitness.

Eleanor Hullihan is a dance/music artist and Pilates instructor living in LA and NYC. She studied privately and on the mat for three years with Kathy Grant while getting her BFA in Dance from NYU Tisch School of the Arts. She continued her training with Kelly Kane and received her teacher certification from the Kane School of Core Integration. Eleanor has worked with clients with scoliosis, osteoporosis, pre-natal and post-partum women, and clients with various joint injuries, especially of the ankle, shoulder and knee. Eleanor resources her knowledge from years of dancing and performing, as well as her passionate interest in yoga and her recovery from numerous dance-related injuries. Her classes are anatomically informed and very specific, detailed and challenging. She believes in strengthening and educating the body in an effort to inform and empower the individual. Since moving to LA, Eleanor has taught at Yogaworks and has the pleasure of teaching and learning a great deal from Pilates Eagle Rock. As a dancer, Eleanor has worked with John Jasperse, Miguel Gutierrez, Jennifer Monson and Beth Gill. She makes work collaboratively with Katy Pyle and JERK and has been exploring sound and dance based work of her own.

Kathryn Meany found the Pilates Method as a mat class student and it grew from there. Mat certified with Kelly Kane. I was lucky to fall into the hands of extremely creative and inspired body workers. Six years later I am happy to be a part of the Sixth Street Pilates Community. In addition to my continuing education, I utilize my memories as a student to shape the tone and focus of my mat classes, hoping to return some of the many gifts the Pilates experience has given me.

Matthew Rogers develops a teaching style for students of all levels. Receiving his certification at the Kane School of Core Integration in 2006, he shares his knowledge with sensitivity and enthusiasm, teaching at Sixth Street Pilates and Indigo Pilates Studio. His goal is to offer clients not only a great movement experience, but also an opportunity to discover their body's potential in awareness, strength and flexibility. Matthew's classes are also inspired from his years as a dance professional and yoga practitioner, offering attention to breath and deep physical clarity.

Anula Maiberg was born in Israel and moved to NY 10 years ago in order to pursue a career in the photography. While working on her degree at the School of Visual Arts she fell in love with Pilates through the Mat classes and private sessions she took at 6th Street Pilates. Though still a photographer she is currently attending the Kane School for Core Integration to become fully certified on Pilates apparatus. She is so lucky to have such inspiring mentors like Kathryn Meany, Jeremy Laverdure and Kelly Kane to help her find her voice as a teacher. Her goal is to bring the joy she found as a student to all of her classes.

Alix Gerstein has been involved with movement arts since childhood. Her movement background includes Gymnastics, Dance, Capoeira and Yoga. In 2005 she received her BA in Cultural Anthropology and moved to NYC, where she became transfixed by the art form of Capoeira. This lead her to travel travel across the United States and throughout Brasil. At the same time she immersed herself in yoga and In 2008 was certified to teach Vinyasa Yoga through the Laughing Lotus College of Yoga. Over the past six years she has involved herself in various art forms and found each driven by philosophies of intention, awareness and communication. Two years ago she found Pilates through the Kane School of Core Integration as a way to rehabilitate chronic injuries for which she could not find a specific reason. She immediately fell for Pilates as a method to for moving and thinking and found it to be an invaluable tool to build strength, balance and ease of movement, ultimately challenging understandings and articulation of ourselves. As a teacher Alix is influenced by her work with capoeira and yoga. She likes to build somatic awareness in students, facilitate and challenge them as they work towards their goals. Alix is currently being certified through The Kane School of Core Integration and is thoroughly excited to join Sixth Street Pilates as an Apprentice teacher.

Devika Wickremesinghe is a movement artist and wellness instructor originally from New York City. She graduated magna cum laude from Barnard College with a BA in Dance and Art History. Devika became certified through the Kane School of Core Integration after discovering the dynamic possibilities of the Pilates Method. She also teaches Kids Yoga through Asana Alphabet, an organization that develops after-school programs in New York City elementary schools. Devika is interested in cultivating active and joyous balance, preventing injuries, and creating deeper bodily awareness. A dancer and yogi, she aims to imbue her in-depth and anatomically-rigorous Pilates style with a full-body, gratifying movement experience.