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gina papalia
is the
owner and senior instructor at Grasshopper Pilates Downtown.
She was born in Pittsburgh, Pa. and graduated from the Conservatory
of Dance at
SUNY Purchase with a BFA in Dance and a minor in Arts Management.
She moved
to New York City where she continued her training on scholarship at
the Alvin Ailey
American Dance Center and danced with the Dance Theatre of Harlem
and the Ohio
Dance Theatre, among other companies. While pursuing her career as a
professional dancer, Gina began her study of classical pilates. She
received her
certification from two icons of today’s world of Pilates, Romana
Kryzanowska and
Bob Liekens, at the Pilates Studio of New York in 1996. Gina has
been teaching
under their inspiration in NYC for the past 10 years. Following a
back injury in 1999,
Gina became a full-time Pilates instructor, opening her own studio
in the Tribeca
Sports Center, which led to the opening of Grasshopper Pilates
Downtown in July,
2003. She has worked with a wide range of clients, teenagers to
seniors, including
assisting in rehabilation after physical therapy, pre and postnatal
Pilates. Gina
enjoys sharing her knowledge and inspiration of the pilates method
with her clients at
her New York studio as well as being a guest instructor at studios
in Paris and
Bermuda, and at destinations like Red Mountain Spa in Utah and the
Standard Hotel
in Miami. Gina was recently seen on The Late Show with David
Letterman, segment
entitled "Bob Borden Takes a Pilates Class", and featured in the Pilates Style
Magazine, May/June 2006 issue, with her Mini Skirt Series Exercises
. She has also
appeared in Time Out New York,
Pointe Magazine, Vogue and Self.
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jessica green
has recently
returned to NYC from touring with Cirque du Soleil. Working closely
with the physical therapists and athletic coaches, she trained the
acrobats in Pilates and body conditioning. She also performed as a
clown! Jessica is a dance and theatre artist. Previous to running away
with the circus, she maintained an in-home personal training business in
NYC, which included clients ranging from women with Parkinsons to
pregnant women to men looking to get into shape to senior citizens.
Jessie also worked with the highly acclaimed international theatre
ensemble, the Flying Machine and various contemporary choreographers for
several years. Jessica is certified through Power Pilates and also
maintains an ACE personal training certification, an AAHFRP
post-rehabilitation certification and a BFA in Dance from SUNY Purchase
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emily roberts
was first introduced to the pilates
method through dance. She began her dance training at the age of six
and has been dancing professionally for the past seven years. Pilates
has helped her to remain free from injury throughout her dance career.
Emily completed her full comprehensive classical certification, which
includes beginner, intermediate, and advanced level mat and apparatus
work, through Power Pilates. She has worked at various pilates studios
throughout Manhattan, including Power Pilates and currently Grasshopper
Pilates. She has worked at Theramotion, a physical therapy clinic
located in Bayside, Queens, where she used pilates as a method of
rehabilitation for all types of injuries. Most recently, Emily has
founded Pureform Pilates, a company designed for on-site personal and
corporate fitness training. Her vision through the pilates method is to
help people improve their quality of life.
ph: 212.431.5225
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