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 directly under Daria Pace (his first teacher and Romana’s granddaughter) and Sari Mejia Santo (Grand Maitre in the Pilates world and Romana’s daughter). Fidel finished his Certification Program at True Pilates/New York after more than 800 hours of dedicated practice where he had the great experience of observing, working with and learning from the prestigious instructors of True Pilates NY/Romana’s Pilates. It was a truly unique experience. Currently Fidel is an instructor at Capital Pilates Studio, faithfully maintaining his dedication and loyalty to the Romana’s Pilates method. Fidel has been a Certified Romana’s Pilates Instructor since 2007. Garcia also is a Certified in MAT (Muscle Activation Technique) as of September 2018.

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. Increasing her study of Pilates has not only helped strengthen her body to alleviate much of her pain, but also given her mind a balance between the stress of life and a return to movement.

She entered the Romana’s Pilates training program in 2018, and has studied under the tutelage of Fidel Garcia (owner of Capital Pilates Studio), Sari Mejia Santos (daughter of Romana Kryznaowska, protégé of Joseph H. Pilates), Cynthia Shipley, Jamie Trout, Anthony Rabara, and Janice Dulak.