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This class is taught by:

Cathy Baldasserini

Cathy Moses Baldasserini BFA,CFSS,NKT, P-DTR, PMA® - CPT
(Studio Owner)

Certified Pilates Practitioner, Movement Educator, and Certified Fascial Stretch Specialist

Cathy is a graduate from the University of Oklahoma, with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance Pedagogy. She worked on a Masters in Movement Therapy at Hunter College in NYC, and received a Post-Baccalaureate Pre-Med degree from Columbia University. She was a full scholarship recipient at several Dance Conservatories in NYC such as Martha Graham and Alvin Ailey.
Cathy, who had an extensive dance background, found her way to Pilates to enhance her instrument to perform. Cathy has been practicing Yoga and Pilates since 1996. Cathy is certified through Physical Mind, Power Pilates, Polestar Pilates International and PMA. She is a member with the PMA (Pilates Method Alliance) and Yoga Alliance and is a member of good standing with American Fitness Association of America. She is also a member of NAPW (National Association of Professional Women). Cathy's studio is a Polestar Pilates Teacher Training Host Site and she is a Polestar Pilates Movement Educator for Texas. Cathy is the owner and educator for SmartSpine. Cathy is also a Certified Fascial Stretch Specialist Level III. She is a Mentor and Neurokinetic Therapist Level III. Cathy has completed Proprioceptive Deep Tendon Reflex Level III.

Cathy attends several continuing education conferences every year to learn and know the latest research and approach to movement, for clients with Osteoporosis, Scoliosis, Parkinsons, MS and all the spinal pathologies as well as womens health and the physically fit.

Tami Mostert

George Watson

George Watson embodies more than 25 years of professional experience in thefitness industry as a personal coach and athletic trainer to career athletes and sportsenthusiasts. His current focus is in the application of the Pilates Method totraditional athletic and sports conditioning techniques in order to help athletessustain the rigors of sports competition.George is a master personal trainer certified through the Cooper Institute. Heearned his Pilates certification through Oasis Mind Body Conditioning, and he hasNeuroCoreKinetics Phase I and II certification from T.A.N.K. (Training AthletesNeuro Kinetically) based in Houston. George has a Bachelor of Science degreefrom California State University in kinesiology and sports medicine. Whileearning his degree he served as Assistant Coach and Conditioning Specialist forthe Santa Monica College Women's Track Team under Tommie Smith, OlympicGold Medalist and George's longtime mentor. At Santa Monica College he alsoconducted physiology testing and fitness assessments, developed conditioningprograms for injury prevention as well as therapies to minimize permanent injuryrelateddamage, and worked in the physical rehabilitation department administeringexercise programs for the disabled.Currently, George teaches at Move Studio and trains throughout the Dallasmetroplex. He especially enjoyed working with the football, basketball, baseballand crew teams at Jesuit Preparatory High School, applying his experience andknowledge of fitness conditioning to empower young athletes. As a former athletehimself, George truly understands the value of proper conditioning. He knowswhen athletes are conditioned properly they are more likely to reach their fullestpotential in their athletic pursuits with fewer injuries, whether competingprofessionally or just for fun.Find out more at his website, Get Fit By': Georg~.

Ian Wrede

Dylann Miklaszewicz

Cris Stone

Cris Buchner Stone, PMA®-CPT
Cris began practicing Pilates, yoga and Gyrotonic in New York City in
2001. She instantly fell in love with the physical and mental benefits
that she received from regularly practicing the classical Pilates
repertoire as she pursued a demanding career in Off-Broadway theatre.
When she decided to move back home to Dallas in 2010, it seemed an
obvious choice to make her passion into a career by becoming a
certified Pilates instructor. She is comprehensively certified to
teach Mat and all Pilates apparatus through the Kane School of Core
Integration under the directorship of the renowned Kelly Kane. She
strives to combine her love for the classical repertoire with the Kane
School's comprehensive approach to anatomy study, bio-mechanics and
special populations to create exciting and satisfying sessions for her
clients. In addition to regular continuing education, she makes it a
point to get back to NYC as often as possible to continue to learn
from the innovative faculty at the Kane School. She has experience
working with clients with Osteoporosis, Scoliosis, disc herniations
and other spinal pathologies, prenatal and post-partum clients, as
well as all fitness levels. Cris hopes to inspire others who may not
necessarily have a dance or fitness background to achieve the new
levels of strength, flexibility, endurance, and well-being that she
has found through her Pilates practice. Cris is a Pilates Method
Alliance Certified Pilates Teacher.

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Cris Buchner Stone
Certified Comprehensive Pilates Instructor
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Janis Stillings

Janis’ background in dance and theatre, both as a performer and teacher, instilled in her a love of movement as a way of life. As a dancer, Janis recognized the benefits of Pilates for strengthening her muscles in a movement-based, effective way. She is certified to teach Polestar Reformer and Comprehensive Mat through the Kane School of Core Integration with Kelly Kane. When faced with low bone density and the rising fear of moving, Janis’ search for new ways to adapt the classic Pilates exercises to her condition led her to Rebekah Rotstein and Pilates for Buff Bones®. Janis was one of the first to become a licensed Pilates for Buff Bones® instructor. She has a strong desire to help others with similar issues find their way to a meaningful movement experience. In addition to regular continuing education, Janis makes it a point to get back to NYC as often as possible to continue to learn from the innovative faculty at the Kane School. Courses like Pre/Post Natal Pregnancy Pilates with Deb Goodman equip Janis to continue expanding her practice. Janis’ clients come from all walks of life and fitness levels and she uses training and experience to encourage, explain and challenge them. Janis is also a certified Postpartum Doula PCD(DONA).

Ryan Miller

Ryan is studying Kinesiology at TWU and will enter Physical Therapy school in 2013. He began pursuing Pilates in 2008, after a vigorous cross country season. He was looking for a way to stay conditioned with less impact than running. He found that Pilates is an approach to core strength that recreates and reconditions the entire body. Ryan most recently became certified in Pilates Reformer and is passionate about sharing the benefits of Pilates. Through combining Physical Therapy and Pilates, he hopes to offer others the ability to reach their maximum movement potential.

"A few well-designed movements, properly performed in a balanced sequence, are worth hours of doing sloppy calisthenics or forced contortion." - Joe Pilates

Ashley Cooper

Ashley Cooper is known for her energetic, warm and friendly outlook. She received her Comprehensive Pilates Certification after completing the Power Pilates program and more than 600 hours of training. Ashley is able to combine her love of teaching and classical Pilates to excel as an instructor. Ashley’s passion is driven by seeing her clients’ health, wellness and flexibility improve as they attain their fitness goals.

Growing up in Atlanta, Georgia, Ashley graduated from Georgia Tech with a major in Supply Chain Management and a heavy focus on art. She moved to Dallas after graduating where she worked in the finance industry. After thoughtful consideration, she decided to pursue her true passion for fitness, specifically Pilates. She feels fortunate that she can employ her creativity and analytics to help others.

Paige Cockroft

Paige is comprehensively certified to teach Mat and all Pilates apparatus through Polestar Pilates International. She has a Bachelors degree in education from Texas A&M University. Paige has a background in gymnastics, dance, and competitive cheerleading. She has practiced Pilates throughout her adulthood and loves the physical and mental benefits it can offer. She decided to become an instructor to encourage and help others discover the same benefits Pilates can provide.

Leslie Green

At her core, Leslie is a teacher. She began her career as a Speech-Language Pathologist working with adults in the corporate setting, then later, working with children in the public school system. She left education to manage two large retail chains and wound up back in corporate America for the next decade, but this time as a manager, where teaching continued to serve as her rhythmic pulse.

Leslie is currently a writer, speaker, trust-coach, and radio show host who shares with others how to trust themselves, love themselves and feel a deep inner peace while learning to let go of fears and worries. After undergoing several radical surgeries, Leslie regained her emotional strength, much in part to these teachings, while attributing Pilates to her continued physical recovery and strong sense of self. She is so grateful for the powerful role Pilates has played in her recovery that she has chosen to extend her scope of teaching and is now a certified Polestar Pilates instructor.

Marie Chandler

Betsy Thomas

Betsy Thomas, PT, MS Staff Physical Therapist and Certified Pilates Practitioner Betsy is a graduate of Lafayette College in Pennsylvania and holds a Masters of Science in Physical Therapy from Columbia University. She is also certified by Power Pilates and by the rehabilitation-based Pilates program, Polestar Pilates. Over the past 25 years she has worked with women’s health, chronic pain, orthopedic, neurologic, and cardiac patients, in clinic management, and as an Assistant Professor and Academic Clinical Coordinator of Education (ACCE) with the physical therapy academic program at UT Southwestern. As ACCE for UT Southwestern, she became involved with development of the Texas Clinical Student Assessment Tool, sponsored clinical education courses with the Consortium of Physical Therapy Educators in Texas, and presented a poster at the Combined Sections Meeting for the APTA. In addition to post-graduate training in pelvic floor dysfunction rehabilitation and women’s health physical therapy, Betsy has taken extensive course work in manual physical therapy, including visceral mobilization, myofascial release and craniosacral therapy.

Emily Michalsky

Brittani Dunlap

Michelle Sedtal

Haylee B.

Kelly Mason

Tina Fortner

Master of Science Kinesiology
Bachelor of Science Nutrition
CPI Balanced Body, and Physical Mind
CYI Yoga fit level I,II

Tina is a graduate from Texas Tech University, with a Master of Science in Kinesiology and a Bachelor of Science in Nutrition. Over the past 20 years she has worked with clients in cardiac rehab, personnel training, water aerobics, yoga, mat Pilates, and nutrition counseling. Her career started at Presby Hospital Dallas in the Finley Ewing Cardiovascular Center. She worked with Phase 3 cardiac patients in cardiac rehab, general population in personnel training and nutrition counseling, as well as prenatal water aerobics. After a move to Allen and the birth of her third child, Tina found her way to Pilates and yoga classes to reduce back pain. She went on to get certified in both and has been teaching ever since. Helping people understand that a healthy lifestyle that includes both diet and exercise, has both short and long term health benefits is her goal.

Mila Cedillo

Jennifer Nicholson

Jennifer Nicholson is a licensed and board-certified occupational therapist, certified Pilates instructor, and integrative nutrition coach. In the clinical setting, Jennifer works in oncology rehabilitation for Baylor Scott and White Institute for Rehabilitation. She is the owner of La Vie, an integrative occupational therapy and wellness practice specializing in weight management, diabetes management, and chronic disease management and prevention.

With a desire to provide an integrative treatment approach, Jennifer earned her Pilates for rehabilitation certification through Polestar International. As a therapeutic Pilates instructor, she guides her clients through personalized practices with a focus on improving functional performance in everyday activities through therapeutic movement.

Jennifer’s science-based education, certifications and personal experience, has greatly impacted her techniques as a movement specialist. She has specialized training in breast cancer rehabilitation, lymphedema management, osteoporosis protocols, diabetes, obesity, metabolic syndrome, and lifestyle medicine. She uses the Pilates method with her clients to increase strength, flexibility, balance, and overall wellness. A focus on biomechanical alignment gives people of all levels and capabilities access to greater physical and mental strength. In addition to physical training and injury prevention, Jennifer hopes to inspire joy through movement.

She believes that everyone can live the life they want to live, no matter their age or condition, by adopting habits that promote health of body and mind. Jennifer firmly believes that living well and aging gracefully is possible for all, and she is committed to guiding individuals to heal through movement.

Reformer Foundations Int basic movements and principles of work on the Reformer are introduced. As you progress in level, you will learn to integrate core control, correct breathing, and proper alignment with smooth, continuous movements for all muscle groups.