Clara Pilates While Joe Pilates was the outspoken force behind his method, his wife Clara Pilates quietly incorporated his concepts and exercises in ways that benefited more seriously ill or injured clients. Her approachable style and special techniques spawned a dedicated lineage of teachers whose work flows through and uniquely colors the landscape of the …
Joseph H Pilates (1881 – 1967): Act Like an Animal
Olga Tamara Vice President PAA sourced this article and posted it on the PAA, 14th April 2015. This is an unedited version of an article written by Robert Wernick in 1962 and published in Sports Illustrated, 12th February 1962. KEEP IN SHAPE: ACT LIKE AN ANIMAL! So says Joe Pilates, a unique man with …
Pilates Elders – Romana Kryzanowska
Pilates Elders – Romana Kryzanowska Romana Kryzanowska was born 30 June 1923, Detroit, Michigan. Romana Kryzanowska was born 30 June 1923, Detroit, Michigan. 1941, aged 18 years, Romana trained with George Balachine at the School of American Ballet. She suffered an ankle injury and was referred to Joseph Pilates for rehabilitation. She married Pablo Mejia …
Pilates Elders – Eve Gentry
Pilates Elders – Eve Gentry Eve Gentry was born 20th August 1909 in San Bernardino, California by the name of Henrietta Greenhood. She began to study ballet, folk and ballroom dancing in 1917 and then moved to San Francisco in1928tostudy modern dance. Eve moved to New York City in 1936 and began her dance career …
Pilates Elders – Kathy Stamford Grant
Pilates Elders – Kathy Stamford Grant Kathleen Stamford Grant was a dancer and a first generation Pilates instructor. “Life is a collection of experiences, the things we have done the way we have lived, the people we have met who challenged, guided and shaped our views. An extraordinary life is one where we pass on …
Pilates Elders – Carola Trier
Pilates Elders – Carola Trier Born May 26,1913 in Frankfurt, Germany. In 1924, Carola enrolled in the Laban School with aspirations of becoming a concert dancer. Her parents left Europe as the Third Reich rose up, Carola chose to stay on in France and perform. The year was 1938. In 1942, Carola was sent to Gurs, an …
History of Joseph H Pilates
History of Joseph H Pilates Information provided by Herman and Baker (2003-9) and A History of Joseph Hubertus Pilates (2001) inform us that Joseph Pilates was born in a small town outside Dusseldorf, Germany in 1883 and died in 1967 at age 83. As a child Joseph suffered from rickets, asthma and rheumatic fever. His …
