In 1992 Fidel E García finished his studies as a Professional Dancer and as a Ballet Teacher at the National Ballet School in Camaguey City, Cuba. Since then Fidel has been teaching ballet in Mexico, Washington and New York, as well as other cities in the world and dancing as a Principal/Soloist with Dance Theater of Harlem, The Washington Ballet, Ballet NY, Ballet de Camaguey in Cuba, in Peru and Mexico. In 2006 he started to study Pilates in New York City in the school with the most recognized name in the Pilates world: Romana Kryzanowska, Joseph Pilates’ “Protege and Muse”). He studied...

First exposed to Pilates in high school, Brittany Laeger found the extensive benefit of Pilates for strengthening and centering her body: at first, with her mother (a certified Pilates Instructor – The Pilates Center, Boulder, CO) as cross-training for her classical ballet training, and later as part of a three-year recovery from a career-ending incident that included two major surgeries.

When she moved to Washington D.C. for a job in Public Relations, she soon discovered that her body was not used to all the hours sitting at a desk. This created more issues to work through....

Kathryn Holliday has completed the extensive training with Romana’s Pilates at True Pilates New York and was certified as a Level 5 instructor in 2010. She is currently teaching in both Brooklyn, New York, and Washington, DC. Kathryn first practiced Pilates while still a finance professional in Washington. Her initial intent was to strengthen her core and enhance a fitness swimming regimen. She became a devotee, finding improved posture, flexibility and reduced shoulder and back discomfort; long hours at meetings and at the computer took far less a toll. In addition, the practice provided...