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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 performed as a dancer for many years and has a
BA in Movement Studies from Naropa University in Boulder, CO, where he
studied dance, improvisation, Buddhist meditation, Aikido and Body-MInd
Centering. He 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. Jeremy's teaching is also
informed by his ongoing movement studies with Barbara Mahler.
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Willa Carroll
has been teaching Pilates in NYC since '01. She began studying Pilates
in '93 while earning her B.A. in Dance & Poetry from Bennington College.
She received her certification from the Kane School of Core Integration
and has also studied with Melina Mackall, Halle Clarke, and Leslie Powell,
among others. She will address your individual goals, ranging from increased
fitness and improved posture to training for dance or sports, pre/post
pregnancy and injury recovery. She has seen many of her clients benefit
greatly from Pilates in rehabilitating injuries of the spine, shoulder,
hip, knee, and ankle, etc. Many of her Pilates clients also have improved
or better coped with conditions such as osteoporosis, arthritis, scoliosis
and sciatica. Her practice is influenced by her study of anatomy, The
Alexander Technique, Qi Gong (Chi-Kung), Body Mind Centering, Skinner
Releasing Technique, Hanna Somatics, and her years as a dancer. She strongly
believes that Pilates is an amazing vehicle for realizing our individual
potential for strength, flexibility, alignment, and body/mind awareness. |
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Robbie Cook
"I have studied various styles of Pilates (since 1995) as well as
other mind/body disciplines such as Gyrotonic & Gyrokinesis, Alexander
Technique, Feldenkrais, Klein Technique, Functional Anatomy, Body Mind
Centering, Yoga and Tai Ji Quan. Currently, my personal Yoga and Pilates
practice as well as my ongoing research into anatomy and kinesiology as
taught by Irene Dowd inform my teaching of Pilates. I started teaching
Pilates in Chicago in 1998 and have also taught in San Francisco, New
York City and at Bennington College in Vermont (as a graduate student
in dance)." |
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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. |
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Levi Gonzalez
originally began his study of Pilates while studying Dance
at the California Institute of the Arts in 1993. He was certified by the
Kane School of Core Integration in 2002. Levi’s class focuses on
anatomy and proper alignemnt within the classic Pilates choreography,
as well as introducing concepts from other bodywork modalities he has
studied throughout the years, including Alexander, yoga, Feldenkrais,
and years of experience as a professional dancer and dance teacher. Class
targets building strength in the core muscle groups while maintaining
ease of motion in the limbs. Also included are restorative postures to
reduce tension and allow us to work more efficiently in accruing strength.
Levi sees Pilates as a gateway into understanding our own bodies in a
more full and integrated way throughout daily life. |
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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. |
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Kirsten Johansen is
a dancer, choreographer and veteran of numerous junior colleges, San Francisco
State and Tisch School of the Arts (BFA 1998, MFA 1999). She was certified
by Power Pilates, NYC, in 2005 and has taught dance, Pilates mat and conditioning
at Riverside Community and Chaffey Colleges in California and Hostos College
in the Bronx for the last few years. Her work has been presented at Dixon
Place, BRIC Studio, St. Mark's Church, WAX, and in DanceNow/The Festival
(2000-2004) and In The Company of Women (2002). She was a member of Gina
Gibney Dance from 2002-2004, and participated in the Women @Work program,
bringing dance to survivors of domestic violence and homeless teens. She
was the resident choreographer and assistant director for Another Theatre
Company on Macbeth and The Seagull, and choreographed for American A**hole
and Lady Convoy/NYC Fringe Festival. She has also worked with J Mandle
Performance, Marc Jarecke, Antonietta Vicario and The Performance Loft
in California. For fun, she waits tables in the East Village. |
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Kathryn Meany found
the Pilates Method as a mat class student and it grew from there. Mat
certified with Kelly Kane and personally trained in machines by Jesse
Kile, I was lucky to fall into the hands of extremely creative and inspired
body workers. Over four 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
to me. |
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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. |
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Ashley Smith
has been teaching Pilates professionally in New York since
1999 at Sal Anthony's Movement Salon. She was certified at the Kane School
of Core Integration. Ashley combines her personal knowledge and experience
with the Pilates Method to introduce, restore, and maintain effective
movement patterns which allow the body and mind to function together in
a more efficient, conscious, and healthy way. She has successfully helped
a multitude of clients, some of whom include people with osteoporosis,
people recovering from knee surgery, sufferers of sciatica, and women
during and after pregnancy. Ashley will tailor your sessions specifically
to address your particular biomechanical hurdles. |
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Debra Wanner
is a Guild Certified Feldenkrais Practitioner and has taught the Feldenkrais
method since 2003. She has a rich and varied background in her studies,
including Dance, Klein/Mahler, Alexander, Skinner Release, Pilates, Yoga,
and Gyrotonics as well as anatomy with Irene Dowd and Russell Delman's
The Embodied Life. She is a graduate of New York University Tisch School
of the Arts and has an MFA in Dance from The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
Debra is on the faculty at Queens College and is a creative movement specialist
at First Presbyterian Nursery School. She and has also taught at Long
Island University, Dance New Amsterdam, and Manhattanville College. Debra
has performed with numerous choreographers and directors and has toured
internationally. She is a recipient of fellowships from The National Endowment
of the Arts and the New York Foundation for the Arts for her own dance
and video creations. For more on classes, Debra, and Dr. Moshe Feldenkrais
go to feldenkraisinsights.com. |
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Lenore Wolf
is a Guild Certified Feldenkrais PractitionerCM. She has been teaching
Awareness Through Movement® since 2004. She is also a Certified Yoga
Instructor and has been teaching yoga privately, in schools, health clubs,
corporations, and senior centers since 1990. Other studies include: Voice
and Speech, Embodied Developmental Movement and Yoga with Bonnie Bainbridge
Cohen, The Alexander Technique, Authentic Movement, Body Dynamics, Anatomy
with Irene Dowd, group process and psychology. Lenore is a professional
actor currently working in film and theater. She is the founder of The
Safe Space Project for Healing and Expressive Arts and is co-director
of East Village Feldenkrais with Debra Wanner. Lenore believes that creativity
and health are inseparable. |
