Talk Pilates

Written by Jayne Smith

1. Why did you choose TPC?
The international reputation of being a top training center, the great TPC trained teachers that are in Minneapolis and the flexibility of being able to keep my full-time day job.
 
2. How did you find out about TPC?
I was taking classes at my local gym and my teacher got the opportunity to teach at Centerspace Pilates.

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This week we chatted with Alison Denham, graduate of The Pilates Center,
Boulder’s Advanced Teacher Training Program. Alison discovered Pilates when she
was 17 and in dance school. Now, as a teacher and TPC grad, she is passionate
about guiding and empowering clients to find functional movement and alignment.
Alison lives in Vancouver, Canada where she teaches at three different studios,

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This
week we chat with wonderfully willowy Kate Wheeler. Kate, originally a dancer,
discovered The Pilates Center through Every Body Pilates in Boston. She fell in
love with TPC and soon found herself swapping out of her stressful arts
industry job and training to teach. Kate graduated from The Pilates Center,
Boulder, CO’s Bridge Program in 2017 and now teaches out of her beautiful
studio,

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There’s not much to say about Ching Ching Wong.

Just kidding.

There is SO much to say I almost
need to write a novel! One one of the world’s most highly regarded dancers,
Ching Ching won the Princess Grace Award for Dance in 2015. She is founder of
international touring dance workshop, The Experience and Project Salamat,

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This
week we had the absolute pleasure of chatting with Sophia Briegleb, owner of
Kinesis Pilates. Über talented, Sophia has a B.S. in Sports Medicine, a M.S. in
Neuroscience, was a Strength and Conditioning Coach in the early 2000s, used to
teach Anatomy, Physiology and Human Biology at the Community College of Denver
and Metropolitan State University of Denver, and in 2016,

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This week we chat with Katherine Denham, founder, owner,
and director of Kalijo Pilates Studio in Davis Bay, BC on the Sunshine Coast,
Canada. Katherine discovered Pilates 25 years ago when she was in two car
accidents within six weeks. Told she’d never dance again, she found Pilates and,
after her very first lesson knew she’d be doing Pilates for life. Katherine graduated from The Pilates Center,

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This week we chat with Stephanie Ubogu, a
TPC graduate, Pilates teacher and television lawyer based in London. Stephanie discovered
Pilates over ten years ago and began training at a TPC studio after a
kickboxing injury. She fell in love with The Pilates Center, Boulder “style” and
decided to train to become a teacher herself. Stephanie graduated from TPC’s
Advanced Teacher Training Program in 2016 and teaches at Pepilates – a TPC
Licenced Teacher Training Studio in South Wimbledon.

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This week we chatted with Sharon O’Connor, owner of Penticton Classical
Pilates in beautiful Penticton, Canada. Sharon
trained in Vancouver and graduated from The Pilates Center, Boulder’s Advanced
Teacher Training Program in 2012. She is a TPC Host Advisor and has a real
passion for the different perspective this role brings.

Hi Sharon,
how are you today?

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This week we chat with Amy
Hershey, owner of Loudoun Pilates in Leesburg, Virginia. Amy graduated from The
Pilates Center, Boulder’s 950-hour Advanced Teacher Training Program in 2009.
She lives on a horse farm in Middleburg, VA with her husband, son, 3 dogs, 6
horses, 4 cats and 1 mini-donkey. Aw! As well as being passionate about
Pilates, she is passionate about helping animals and families whose pets are
undergoing cancer treatment.

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