Joseph hubertus pilates the biography channel
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History
Classical Pilates, also called The Pilates Method, is an intelligent, holistic movement system. Joseph Pilates worked with his clients individually and creatively.
His students included numerous dancers and choreographers, including George Balanchine and Martha Graham. Pilates created a personal training program for each of his students. When necessary, he quickly developed new, tailor-made exercises to challenge and foster his clients. Joseph Pilates worked well into old age and died at the age of 83. After his death, Pilates’ wife, Clara, initially continued on with the studio. In order to continue his life’s work, selected students of the first generation of coaches, led by Romana Kryzanowska, were enlisted. These so-called “elders”, coaches who had personally learned from namn Pilates, continued spreading the word and all that Pilates had worked for.
To this day, classical Pilates continues to be taught using the equipment that Pilates designed himself &
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Javier Pérez Pont and Esperanza Aparicio Romero were professional dancers for more than 15 years, working as soloists and principals in several European companies. In 1994 they discovered the Pilates method of body conditioning. Javier and Esperanza moved to New York to study with the legendary Romana Kryzanowska and her daughter Sari Mejía Santo. They stood for a time beside these two teachers in order to improve their knowledge and reach Level II, becoming international trainers of the organization.
At the end of 1999 decided to return to Spain and settled in Barcelona. Making this city the seat of the first Pilates Studio in Spain, endorsed and supported by his two teachers. In 2002 launched the Teacher Certification Program in Spain under the tutelage of the two teachers mentioned.
In 2005 they published "The Authentic Pilates Method, The Art of Control" with Editorial Planeta, having been a bestseller not only in Spain but throughout Sp