Patricia

Manager / Co-Owner / Head Pilates Teacher of Suncoast Pilates, Pilates Method Alliance Certified Pilates Teacher ( PMA®-CPT ) and Polestar Pilates trained, Patricia is a “Second Generation Pilates Teacher” and “Lolita San Miguel Pilates Master™”. Patricia completed the Pilates Master Mentor Program with Pilates Elder Lolita San Miguel, the only living “First Generation” Pilates teacher who worked with and was certified to teach Pilates by Joseph Pilates himself. Patricia is a Balanced Body Faculty member and Suncoast Pilates is a host site for Balanced Body Pilates instructor training. Patricia is one of the area’s most experienced and highly Certified Pilates instructors. She was a presenter at the International Pilates Day Memorial & Convention in Moenchengladbach, Germany, the birthplace of Joseph Pilates, during which a plaque was erected in his honor on May 7, 2011. See detailed information about Head Trainer Patricia on the “About Us” page.

Shannon

Shannon, a Pilates Method Alliance Certified Pilates ( PMA®-CPT ) instructor, is a Classically trained Pilates instructor. She was originally Certified through the Pilates Guild and trained under Romana Kryzanowska and Sari Santo. Romana, who was trained by and worked directly for Joseph Pilates, continued to work in his studio after his death. Shannon has  ten years of Pilates teaching experience and is also a Classically trained ballerina. She is also a CoreAlign instructor for Suncoast Pilates.

Carol

Carol, a Pilates Method Alliance Certified Pilates Instructor ( PMA®-CPT ), is a Classically trained Pilates Instructor through Peak Pilates. She is currently enrolled in the Lolita San Miguel Master Mentor Program  and is training under directly under First Generation Pilates Elder Ms. San Miguel in a two year program. Carol has been an instructor of many exercise disciplines in the area for several years. She holds several certifications in the fitness areas including ACE Certified Personal Trainer and Arthritis Foundation Aquatics Instructor, and is trained in post-rehabilitation. Carol is also in part of the Balanced Body instructor training program at Suncoast Pilates and is a CoreAlign instructor.

 Traci is certified as a Pilates instructor through PHI Pilates, teaching Pilates since 2002. She has worked in the fitness industry since 1999 and has numerous Pilates and fitness certifications. She opened Castlerock Pilates in Ashburn, Virginia, in 2006 and sold the studio in 2011 to enable her to  move to Tampa.  Traci has a passion for golf and is certified to teach Pilates for Golf since 2006. She works with beginners as well as seasoned athletes and has trained some of the Washington Redskins. Traci received her BS in Psychology and Sociology from Virginia Tech in 1998.

 Dori is currently in the Balanced Body Pilates Teacher Training Program taught at Suncoast Pilates. Originally from Pennsylvania, she graduated from Arizona State University with a degree in dance, musical theater, and education. Since moving to Florida in 2003, she has performed and taught dance and musical theater throughout the area and currently teaches and choreographs for the St Petersburg City Theater’s Children’s Program.  After spending years practicing Pilates, Dori is thrilled to be taking her passion for movement and sharing it with others. Once Dori completes her Balanced Body instructor training and certification she will sit for the PMA test, as required of all Suncoast Pilates instructors. Dori is now available as a Pilates instructor trainee at the instructor trainee rate for privates with healthy clients. Booking with Dori must be done by calling studio directly and is not available online.