INTENSIVE

ONLY $550.00

Schedule

All participants will be scheduled into classes that focus on the Reformer, the Cadillac, Mat and Barrels, and Chairs - these classes will be instructed by Jay Grimes, Brooke Siler, Kathryn Ross-Nash, Peter Fiasca and MeJo Wiggin.

Please Bring Your Own Mat

Friday May 14th

11:00am - 4:00pm Lessons with Instructors

(available by appointment only)

3:00pm Registration begins

5:00pm Mat Class - Peter Fiasca
(please bring your own mat)

6:00pm Joe and Clara: A Retrospective - Jay Grimes

7:00pm Joe Pilates Photo Essay - I.C. Rappaport

Saturday May 15th

8:30am Group Mat Class - Carl Corry

(please bring your own mat)

9:30am - 12:00pm (All participants will be assigned into a group)

GROUP A - Reformer - Jay Grimes
GROUP B - Mat - Brooke Siler
GROUP C - Chairs - K. Ross-Nash
GROUP D - Cadillac - MeJo Wiggin

12:00pm - 3:00pm BREAK / Lessons Over Lunch**

3:00pm - 5:30pm

(All participants will be assigned into a group)

GROUP A - Mat - K. Ross-Nash
GROUP B - Chairs - Jay Grimes
GROUP C - Cadillac - Peter Fiasca
GROUP D - Reformer - Brooke Siler

Sunday May 16th

8:00am Group Mat Class - MeJo Wiggin

(please bring your own mat)

9:00am - 11:30am (All participants will be assigned into a group)

GROUP A - Chairs - Peter Fiasca
GROUP B - Cadillac - K. Ross-Nash
GROUP C - Reformer - Brooke Siler
GROUP D - Mat - Jay Grimes

11:30am - 2:00pm BREAK / Lessons Over Lunch**

2:00 - 4:30pm (All participants will be assigned into a group)

GROUP A - Cadillac - Brooke Siler
GROUP B - Reformer - Jay Grimes
GROUP C - Mat - Peter Fiasca
GROUP D - Chairs - K. Ross-Nash

* Schedule subject to changes.

**one-day participants, please call (708)482-0258 or email pilatescore@gmail.com

Where To Stay

The Chicago Pilates Intensive
will be held at:

The William Tell Holiday Inn
Countryside-LaGrange
6201 Joliet Road
Countryside, IL 60525

(708) 354-4200
COMPLIMENTARY AIRPORT SHUTTLE - CALL AHEAD

Call the hotel directly and
book with code TPC
DISCOUNT RATES:
102.00 King / 105.00 Double

Instructors

Jay Grimes danced professionally, ballet and Broadway, for 18 years, and never had an injury. This he attributes entirely to Pilates. He began his studies with Joe Pilates in the mid-sixties, and after Joe's death continued with Joe's wife, Clara, for another 10 years until her death. Jay began teaching in the original 8th Ave studio in New York, then moved with the studio to 56th Street, where he taught alongside, as well as studied with, Romana Kryzanowska and John Winters.

Over the years Jay's clients have ranged from stars of Broadway and Hollywood, music and opera, to politicians, businessmen, housewives, and Olympic athletes. He currently provides ongoing training to instructors, conducting workshops and master classes around the world. www.jaygrimes.com

Kathryn Ross- Nash,began her Pilates training in 1982. She has had the privilege to be trained by Romana Kryzanowska, Kathy Grant, Sari Mejo Santos, Jay Grime & Edwina Fontaine, and all first generation teachers. She is a level 2 instructor for Romana's certification program.

Kathryn Ross-Nash is not only a certified Romana's Pilates Trainer, but also certified through the Pilates Studio, the Authentic Pilates Guild, AFTA, IFFA and is a Guild Certified Feldenkrais Practitioner. Kathryn was principle dancer for ten years with Ballet Hispanico of NY, and often returns to restage ballets. She also holds a second-degree black belt in Te Kwon Do and an undefeated AUU sparring record.

Kathryn Ross-Nash has worked side by side with Romana for many years. She has demonstrated the Advanced work for her at workshops and seminars through out the US and also is the only woman to demonstrate on both the Romana's Pilates DVD 's and the Legacy Series. Romana is quoted about Ms. Ross-Nash" that her work is like ice cream" and that she is one of her best, her "star of stars". Kathryn was also hand picked by Romana to sit at her right hand as Vice-president of the Authentic Pilates Guild.

Kathryn was also a feature instructor in the premiere issue of Pilates Style Magazine, Infomercials and many other Pilates Style issues. Kathryn was invited to be one of the three premiere writers for Pilates Style international blog. She is often a quoted expert and her advice on the method is sought after worldwide. Recently she was asked by Gratz industries to help promote the equipment she strongly believes in as the best.

Know through out the industry for her purity and devotion to the work, her list of students include many in the TV, Movie, Broadway, professional athletes and dancers and Music industry. Lad year she was invited as the first instructor to and trained the dancers of the Vaganova School in St. Petersburg Russia.

"My favorite thing in the world is to be able to teach the work I believe in so strongly", says Kathryn Ross-Nash. "As my teachers so generously gave to me." www.americanbodytech.com

Brooke Siler spent a decade training under Joseph Pilates' protégée and chosen successor Romana Kryzanowska. She opened her award-winning studio, re:AB Pilates, in 1997 and was quickly embraced by Hollywood's A-list. Brooke has remained at the forefront of the Pilates community for nearly 15 years and remains passionate and authentic in her work.

Brooke is author of the New York Times' best-seller The Pilates Body, The Pilates Body Kit, Your Ultimate Pilates Body Challenge and her first DVD title Element Pilates for Weight Loss was released in September 2008. Her newly established teacher training program was recently voted the "Gold Standard" by Time Out Magazine.

Brooke remains one of the most sought after Pilates trainers in the world. www.reabnyc.com

Peter Fiasca, founder of Classical Pilates, Inc., began studying Pilates in 1988 and was certified by Romana Kryzanowska in 1998. In addition to creating the well respected, award-winning Classical Pilates Technique series of six DVD titles, Peter was invited by Romana to appear in her first commercial DVD project. Over the years, Peter has continued to study with 1st generation master teachers Jay Grimes and Kathy Grant, as well as other notable instructors in the field. Peter is devoted to helping preserve the traditional technique and spirit of Mr. Pilates' original method. www.ClassicalPilates.net

MeJo Wiggins began her extensive Pilates training with Master Teacher Romana Kryzanowska in 1990, and began teaching in 1995 at Drago's Gym in NYC. Today, with over 20 years of experience, and certified by Romana as a Teacher Trainer, she is a full-fledged Pilates guru with an international reputation.
Considered in the industry as "Romana's Protégé", MeJo is recognized as one of the leading Teacher Trainers and master practitioners in the world. She has earned many television appearances and is a featured artist in both the "Romana's Pilates - Mat" DVD series and "The Legacy" DVD series. She also produced her own DVD, "20 Minutes, Twice a Week", a full intermediate mat workout in real time for students already familiar with Classical Pilates.
Since her Teacher Trainer Certification from Romana in 2003, MeJo has been sought after by teachers, studios, and fitness experts throughout the US, Europe, and Russia for her seminars and personal demonstrations of the Classical Pilates Method. She has taught at some of the most prestigious events in the fitness industry including the Olimpiski Sport Arena in Moscow (over 18,000 attended), and the Forum Sport Center in Rome, the largest fitness facility in all of Europe.
For 13 years MeJo owned and taught at her own studio (MeJo Wiggin, LLC.) which occupied two floors of a building in downtown Greenwich, CT. MeJo Wiggin, LLC. was the first Pilates studio to open in CT, and was written up in many publications. She taught many teachers, celebrities, professional athletes, and supermodels.
In addition, MeJo applied the Pilates Method to students suffering with various injuries and chronic pain. She quickly gained popularity in the medical field, and soon doctors from New York Hospital for Special Surgery were referring their patients to MeJo for rehabilitation.
Today MeJo is still a strong advocate and example of the Classical Pilates Method. She is featured on the website of Gratz Industries - the original manufacturer of Pilates apparatus. She closed her studio in 2008 to continue teaching seminars worldwide. When she's home in Greenwich, she still teaches private sessions, but her mission is to continue teaching seminars and educating Pilates instructors in the true classical method. www.mejowiggin.com

Dana Santi began studying the Pilates method in 1996 in Evanston, IL. She studied under the direction of Juanita Lopez and was certified by Romana Kryzanowska in 1998. After completing her certification, Dana instructed at and managed The Pilates Studio of The Midwest at Hubbard Street in Chicago, IL. In 2002, Dana opened The Pilates Core, Inc. in LaGrange, IL. Presently, Dana and her 12 instructors keep Pilates pure and true to its original form. She believes that keeping Pilates authentic is what makes The Pilates Core such a successful studio. Dana devotes much of her non-teaching time to studying and networking with other classically trained Pilates instructors. With their combined knowledge and expertise, Dana organizes workshops that bring authentic Pilates into her community. In 2004, Dana met and studied with Jay Grimes in Los Angeles, CA. That meeting changed Dana's life and she is honored to borrow every ounce of inspiration and wisdom that he can provide. www.thepilatescore.com