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Lauren Jones Cert IV Pilates
Lauren Completed her Certificate IV in Pilates Instruction in 2005. She has returned from a year of travelling overseas and is currently pursuing studies in business management.

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Lisa Peresan Cert IV Dance Tuition, Cert IV Pilates Instruction, Cert IV Assessment and Workplace Training and Dip of Professional Pilates Practice
Lisa has had a life long involvement and passion for movement. Her life’s motto is " use it or lose it !" Lisa was originally classically trained in the Royal Academy of dancing syllabus and started her career as a professional dancer in the commercial genre at the age of 18, working in a musical in Spain. Her work as a dancer kept her traveling for 7 years in Europe and Asia and included work on television, musicals, Chesse Rijst Contemporary Dance Company and at the Lido in Paris.

Lisa first became involved with Pilates in the early 90’s when she returned to Australia and became an instructor working at the Body Control Studio for Alan Menezes. It was during this time that she saw the enormous benefits of regular pilates practice and instructed pilates to people like Paul Mercurio. She also taught dance at the new major dance centres including Sydney Dance Company studios, Aboriginal Dance Theatre, Sydney University and Bodenweissers and was involved in writing the jazz syllabus for the Australian Dance Assessment program.

Lisa started her own dance school on the Northern beaches in 1994 and decided to devote her time to the school and her two young children. She started practicing Pilates again in 2003 to help with chronic back problems. In 2005 she applied for and won a scholarship to become a Certificate IV Pilates instructor with Pilates International. Lisa is passionate about Pilates and the benefits it brings with regular practice. She is interested in working with people from all walks of life but has personal experience as a post partum mum, and in working with dancers. Lisa believes you can always improve in what you do and has just completed the Diploma of Professional Pilates Practice ( 2007).

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Scott Thomas Cert IV in Pilates (Pilates International),
Cert IV in Fitness (PT) (Fitness Australia), Senior Coaching Licence (Football Federation Australia)
Scott played as a professional soccer player in the National Soccer League for 9 years. During that time Pilates became an integral part of his training regime. After experiencing ongoing injuries that could have potentially caused major setbacks, Scott turned to Pilates in an effort to prolong his career. Scott has now become very passionate about Pilates and the positive effects it has on physical wellbeing and overall body awareness. Having also completed his Cert IV in fitness (PT) this only broadens his skills and adaptability to help clients improve their aerobic base in addition to Pilates training. Scott is currently working at Pilates International (Turramurra) and Alexander Pilates (Newcastle).

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Darren Vizer
Darren has a varied and interesting career in dance and movement which he likes to adapt to his pilates sessions. Darren started his career as a Queensland and Australian Acrobatic and Tumbling Champion as well as a Trampoline and Synchronization Champion.

All his life has been devoted to different forms of dance and movement which has resulted in a varied and busy career both in Australia and overseas. Some of his long list of achievements, include teaching technique classes, creative workshops and acrobatics, stretch and jazz as well as classical ballet and contemporary dance. Darren’s most recent work has been with the Opera Australia Ballet Company for which he still performs as well as choreographing.

After dancing for 15 years and choreographing for 10 and still doing so, Darren decided to broaden his knowledge of movement and dance and teach it to other people. Darren started with the Pilates Moves Certification Course under the guidance of Helen Tardent at her Double Bay studio and has been teaching pilates in his home studio as well as various venues around Sydney. After completing the Certificate IV in Pilates Instruction at Pilates International Training Centre, Darren decided to continue on with his studies and is currently completing the Diploma of Professional Pilates practice. Darren brings with him a wealth of experience and knowledge and is a welcome member of the Pilates International team.

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Claire Savage B Des (Arch) Cert IV Pilates Instruction (PITC)
Claire’s interest and love for art and science led her to study Architecture at Sydney University where she completed her bachelor’s degree in Design in Architecture in 2003. After working for several years at an Architectural practice in residential and landscape design, she decided to return to her roots in classical ballet taking up vocational and teacher training on Sydney’s North Shore. It was during this time that she discovered the Pilates Method and its potential for conditioning dancers and non-dancers alike. Claire completed her Certificate IV with Pilates international in 2007.

“What inspires me about the Pilates method is that Pilates like architecture, examines functional structure, purpose and the aesthetics of design. It engages the mind to inform the body in order to achieve integrity and pleasure within movement.”

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Amitie Kroneis
Amitie was first introduced to Pilates during her dance training at the Graduate College of Dance. Later, at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts, she was given the opportunity to further study pilates, yoga and chi gong, helping her to realise the great benefits of holistic methods.

In 2004 Amitie and her husband moved to Brazil where she taught English and continued her pilates study. Daily practice helped her through a very comfortable pregnancy and speedy recovery. Pilates holds many benefits for both mother and child. In 2007 Amitie and family returned to Sydney where she completed her Certificate IV in Pilates Instruction. Amitie is a welcome member of the Pilates Int team at Strawberry Hills Hunters Hill and Turramurra.

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Sharan Simmons
Sharan is a qualified Pilates instructor with Pilates International and has recently upgraded her qualifications to Cert IV in Pilates Instruction. She has been practicing Pilates for almost 10 years.

Leaving a career in Design Education, Sharan moved overseas. She was first introduced to Pilates in the US where she became fascinated with the Pilates method. Sharan was drawn to the precision of the Pilates movements and their power to transform the body. Sharan studied Pilates in Singapore with Pilates International (Sydney) and Polestar. She was instructor in a busy studio in Singapore for 2 years and set up her own Pilates studio in Shanghai when her family moved there. Sharan has recently returned to Australia and is teaching at the Turramurra Studio.

Sharan also has a Bachelor of Education in Adult Education and brings her enthusiasm for teaching to her pilates sessions. Sharan is an accredited Level 2 instructor with the Pilates Alliance Australasia.

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Karen Beattie
Karen’s expertise in Pilates has been formed by over 15 years of extensive experience teaching the Method to a wide range of clientele, from acute rehabilitation through to advanced, sports specific and performing artists programming.

Karen utilizes Laban Movement Analysis in her teaching and holds a MA Dance, is a Level III Practitioner with the Pilates Alliance Australasia, has a Cert IV in Pilates Instruction (91121NSW), Dip. Teaching (Technical), Dip. Remedial Massage, and is a Cert IV in Assessor and Workplace Trainer.

Karen has represented the Pilates industry on training and government accreditation matters, and was the Training Manager for Pilates International Pty Ltd, and former President of the Pilates Alliance.

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Atlanta Barwick ARAD, Certificate IV Pilates Instruction
Atlanta was introduced to the pilates method in 1997 while training to become a dancer. Initially studying ballet at the McDonald College in Sydney she went on to further study ballet and contemporary dance in Vienna, Dresden and Wellington. Since then she has worked with dance companies in Australia and Portugal.

After returning to Australia and recovering from a knee injury Atlanta trained as a pilates instructor and completed her Cert IV accreditation with Pilates International.

Atlanta believes the pilates method can benefit any ‘body’, she focuses on balancing the strength and centering aspects with release and flow.

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Katie Collinge
Katie studied at the Northern Ballet School in Manchester and graduated with a Diploma. She is also a qualified Dance teacher in ballet, modern, tap and national dance.

Katie then went on to work for twelve years as a professional dancer and with this came the opportunity to travel the world. Whilst in London and experiencing a dance injury, she started pilates at the Alan Herdman studio which enabled her to prolong her dance career.

When Katie’s dance career came to an end, she decided to pursue a career as a pilates instructor. Katie has a Certificate IV in Pilates Instruction and is currently teaching at Pilates International’s Strawberry Hills and Turramurra studios. Katie is also a qualified fitness instructor.

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