Lee Kelly
Private & Mat Pilates Instructor/Trager Practioner,
P.M.A. Member & Trager Association Member

I am a Certified Trager® Practitioner and Mentastics® Leader as well as a Licensed Massage Therapist and Pilates Instructor. My work is influenced by my experience as a dancer (since age 12) and choreographer, as well as a pocket-protector-geek-like fascination with how the body works and how things can always be easier.

I received a Bachelor of Fine Arts and a Master of Fine Arts in Dance from Ohio University and Ohio State University respectively. I have also studied chorography at Harvard University with some of the best Post-Modern choreographers of our age, including David Gordon, Remy Charlip, Karole Armitage, Mark Morris and Bill T. Jones. I received my massage training at The American Institute of Alternative Medicine in 2003, where I was one of three Valedictorians.

My Pilates training came as a result of having to fill in for one of our original instructors who moved to Miami four months after we opened the studio. I had already been a client of Margaret’s for two years, so I began a two-year apprenticeship with her and eventually began taking “practice” clients who were invaluable in showing me the subtleties of teaching and looking into the body. After more than 700 hours of practice, observing and receiving sessions, I am finally ready to take my PMA Certification Examination (2008).

My teaching philosophy:
I offer a rich teaching style, blending the creativity of 25 years as a Modern Dancer and Choreographer, the accuracy of extensive studies in anatomy and the fun and joyfulness from 20 years of teaching children of all ages. I specialize in being able to meet each student where they are, fostering complete self-acceptance. I invite each student inquire into the beauty of each new moment with love.

Contact Lee
lee@alphastatelife.com

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