PILATES CONFERENCE

ONLY $475.00

Schedule

All participants will be scheduled into classes that focus on the Classical work of the Reformer, the Cadillac, Mat, and Chairs. These classes will be instructed by Jay Grimes, Peter Fiasca, Kathryn Ross-Nash, Brooke Siler and Dorothee VandeWalle.

Friday, May 4th, 2012

9:00am - 3:00pm
Registration and Lessons with Instructors

(lessons available by appointment only and are reserved
for conference participants. Please email Dana at pilatescore@gmail.com for prices and availability)

3:00pm-5:00pm

The Add on Mat(tm) - K. Ross-Nash

Strengthen your knowledge and create the flow of the workout. Solidify the order of the work, improve concentration and allow the transitions to become a part of the workout. Be prepared to sweat!!!

All Hands on Deck - Brooke Siler

This workshop offers a unique approach to teaching, that shows how to deepen Pilates work through specific hand positioning. Participants will be able to experience the system from the perspective of both teacher and student by partnering to experience the tactile cueing.
(please choose one of the above)

5:30 - 6:30pm
Mat Class for All - Dorothee VandeWalle

Bring Your Own Mat

6:30 - 7:00pm
Q&A with Instructors

Saturday, May 5th, 2012

8:00am
Mat Class For All

(please bring your own mat)

9:00 - 11:00am
All participants will be assigned into a group
Feel free to observe/participate in a different class
than you are scheduled.

Group A - Classical Reformer - Kathryn Ross-Nash
Group B - The Cadillac - Dorothee VandeWalle
Group C - Work on the Wunda and Electric Chair - Jay Grimes

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

3:00pm - 5:00pm

All participants will be assigned into a group
Feel free to observe/participate in a different class
than you are scheduled.

Group A - Clean Up Your Classical Mat - Dorothee VandeWalle
Group B - The Universal Reformer - Jay Grimes
Group C - The Cadillac - Brooke Siler

Sunday, May 6th, 2012

8:00am
Mat Class for All

(please bring your own mat)

9:00am - 11:00am

All participants will be assigned into a group Feel free to observe/participate in a different class than you are scheduled.

Group A - Work on the Wunda and The Electric Chair - Kathryn Ross-Nash
Group B - Clean up your Classical Mat - Brooke Siler
Group C - The Universal Reformer - Dorothee VandeWalle

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

3:30 - 5:30pm (All participants will be assigned into a group)

Group A - The Cadillac - Jay Grimes
Group B - Work on the Wunda and Electric Chairs - Peter Fiasca
Group C - Clean Up Your Classical Mat - Brooke Siler

** Schedule subject to changes.

Where To Stay

The Chicago Pilates Conference
will be held at:

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

(708) 354-4200
There is a complimentary shuttle, based on availability, 6:30am to 10:30pm for Midway arrivals/departures and local areas within a 5 mile radius. Shuttle service must be booked in advance directly through the hotel.

Call the hotel directly and use Group Code - TPC
to receive the discounted room rate.
Rates from $109.00 USD/Night

or reserve online

Instructors

Jay Grimes
Master Pilates teacher Jay Grimes is the director of Vintage Pilates in Los Angeles.

Jay studied with founder Joesph Pilates in the mid-1960's and later with Joe's wife, Clara. He taught in the original New York studio and also studied with Joe's proteges, Romana Kryzanowska and John Winters. In his 18 years as a professional dancer - ballet and Broadway - Jay never had an injury. He attributes this entirely to Pilates.

From his new studio on Los Angeles' west side, Jay continues the work of Joseph Pilates, providing ongoing training to instructors and conducting workshops, master classes and post-graduate programs for students around the world. If students can't come to Los Angeles, he brings the work to them. He has offered workshops in England, Sweden, France, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Russia and Australia.

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.
Kathryn Ross-Nash is 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 from 1994 - 2004. She opened her award-winning studio, re:AB Pilates, in 1997 and was
quickly embraced by Hollywood's A-list.

Brooke is author of the New York Times' best-seller The Pilates Body, The Pilates Body Kit, Your Ultimate Pilates Body Challenge and created the Element Pilates for Weight Loss DVD. Her re:AB Pilates Teacher Training Program was voted the "Gold Standard" by Time Out Magazine.

Brooke has remained at the forefront of the Pilates community for nearly 16 years and remains passionate and authentic in her work. www.reabnyc.com

Peter Fiasca
Peter's unique teaching perspective comes from 22 years of studying the traditional Pilates method and over 25 years of working in the field of psychology as a clinician, supervisor, manager and administrator. He has spent nearly a lifetime exploring the inextricable relationship between our mental and physical realms. Peter began studying traditional Pilates in 1988 with Phoebe Higgins and later pursued teacher training at Drago's Gym, receiving his certification in 1998 from master teacher Romana Kryzanowska. He previously studied with master teacher Kathy Grant and continues to train with master teacher Jay Grimes, as well as other distinguished traditional instructors. Peter has dedicated himself to the preservation of traditional Pilates by creating the Worldwide Academy of Traditional Instructors on www.classicalpilates.net, by producing and directing the award winning Classical Pilates Technique series of DVD's and by writing the critically reviewed companion book, Discovering Pure Classical Pilates, which has now been translated into Spanish. Peter has been a frequent guest instructor at training centers throughout the U.S., Europe and South America. He appeared in Romana Kryzanowska's first commercial DVD project, demonstrating Pilates Mat workouts and more recently, Peter was invited to participate in the DVD "Jay Grimes: Pilates Revealed."

Dorothee VandeWalle
Dorothee VandeWalle is a master Pilates instructor and is recognized as one of the leading teacher trainers in the Pilates world. Originally trained as a dancer in her native Belgium, Dorothee studied for many years with Romana Kryzanowska in New York City and has lived in Seattle since 1993.

Dorothee teaches in the tradition of the original, authentic Pilates method and enjoys teaching instructors and practitioners from all different backgrounds and levels of fitness and has a unique ability to help all of her clients benefit from the work.

Dorothee and her partner Sylvia Furia opened Metropolitan Pilates in Seattle in 1999 and in have a state of the art studio equipped with Gratz Pilates equipment and feature their M.A.T. Pilates teacher training and certification program.
www.metropolitanpilates.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