The Pilates Technique Instructors are:
Jill Cassady
Jill is recognized as a leading Pilates authority and Pilates instructors throughout Southern California come to her for instruction and advice regarding their own clientele. She was responsible for creating and founding the only teacher training program that combined the leading disciplines from the East Coast, West Coast and Santa Fe Styles of Pilates training. And is proud to make available her Teacher Training program based on the traditional “New York Style” Pilates.
Jill has worked and studied closely with two of the foremost master inheritors of the Pilates method, Romana Kyrzanowska and Ron Fletcher. She has 18 years experience teaching Pilates and is a certified Pilates instructor with a degree in Dance from the University of California, Irvine. As a national competitive gymnast and professional dancer in Manhattan, she has always been involved with and has had a passion for movement. Jill can also be seen giving guest lectures to Pilates instructors at several different locations in the Los Angeles area.
Nancy Preimesberger
Nancy has been studying Pilates since 1996, she was certified to teach Pilates by Jill Cassady in 1998, through a program that included several instructors from the Pilates community, Ron Fletcher, Kathy Corey, Jillian Hessel, Rael Isacowitz and Steve Giordano. She has been a part of the Teacher Training program since 2001. Nancy is also an AFAA Certified Personal Trainer and holds a black belt in Tae Kwon Do. She teaches private clients at several studios as well as her home studio.
Nancy has long been interested in movement, dance and sports. She performed in the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Opening and Closing Ceremonies as part of the field show. She has competed in several inline skate marathons. She loves dance, surfing, cycling (road and mountain) and martial arts.
Marie Wittman
Marie has been practicing Pilates since 1998 when she first tried it. Her enthusiasm for the still relatively unknown exercise regime led her to do an apprenticeship and start teaching within the year. However, she felt there was still more to learn and she researched various certification programs until she found Jill Cassady. Training one on one with Jill for a span of three years, Marie expanded her knowledge and expertise in classical, New York-style Pilates.
Since 2001 Marie has worked with Jill and Nancy to certify countless Pilates instructors. She draws from a vast and varied background of movement and teaching to educate others in the Pilates method. Through the years, Marie has instructed a diverse clientele, from Olympic ice skaters, Cirque de Soleil performers, actors, and supermodels to expecting moms, working professionals, and teenagers. Her expertise has been sought out for Pilates instructor training programs, workshops and in the creation of teacher training programs in a university and for aerial fitness. She has had the opportunity to teach Pilates in many formats and locales. From university classes to private lessons in Paris, France, Marie brings a wealth of knowledge and a passion for teaching to Pilates Technique Certification program.
Amy Geriak
Amy Geriak graduated from UCLA in 1996 and went on to receive her Masters degree in Physical Therapy is 2000. She owns and works in an outpatient physical therapy clinic in West Los Angeles. She became a certified Pilates instuctor in 2003 and uses Pilates as part of her physical therapy practice. She loves human anatomy and has been teaching it to Pilates teacher trainees since receiving her certification.
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