Robbie Cook

Robbie started Pilates in 1995 as an injured dancer. The specificity and eloquence of the form inspired him to become a teacher. He trained in Chicago and has since taught in Chicago, NYC, Minneapolis, Vermont and San Francisco. Robbie’s teaching is inspired by his study of other movement forms such as dance, yoga, Gyrotonic and Feldenkrais.

Ben Oyzon

After a freak skateboard accident a few years ago, Ben broke his leg and tore three ligaments in his ankle. Being a martial artist, dancer, and mover most of his life, physical therapy helped strengthen his ankle, but did not re-align and re-teach him to walk properly. Ben then discovered Pilates. With Pilates, yoga, and other forms of exercise, he has rehabilitated himself almost 100%. Having an engineering degree, and having had so many other injuries, Ben became fascinated with the human body, and bio-mechanics. Under Kim Kuznitz’s tutelage, Ben became a Pilates instructor. And now, Ben is also back to dancing, performing, martial arts,
and spinning fire.

Mary Foster

Mary received her certification through The Kane School of Core Integration, New York in 2003. She has been teaching private sessions, group classes, and mat classes in New York City and Long Island for the past three years. Mary firmly believes in structuring her sessions by carefully explaining the core principals of the work, before building up a client's strength to go on to more advanced work.

With a background in classical ballet, which Mary has studied for nearly 30 years in London, Los Angeles and New York, she was initially introduced to Pilates through her ballet teacher in London. She continues her studies in this fascinating work, taking workshops whenever she can. She has also studied yoga and modern dance, and loves to dance Argentine tango.

Rachel Harvest

Rachel was born and raised a ballet dancer in Allentown, PA. After studying classical ballet and modern dance at the College of Conservatory of Music in Cinncinnati, Rachel began her professional career at Ballet Theatre of Maryland, where she danced for two seasons. Rachel moved to NYC in 2006 to continue her career as a free lance dancer. Pilates and yoga have always been valuable cross-training for her dancing, so it only seemed fit for Rachel to continue into the role of teacher. Rachel is a life-long learner and finds Pilates a great modality to share body health and awareness with her clients. She is certified through the Kane School of Core Integration. In addition to teaching throughout the city, Rachel continues in all avenues of her dance career and is working towards becoming a registered dietician.

Evan Breed

Evan hails from Waynesboro, Pa.  She started her active lifestyle as a gymnast when she was about 8 years old. After many years of rigorous gymnastics training Evan decided to study dance at the age of 16. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree in dance at Point Park University-Pittsburgh, Pa in 2003.  A year after graduating from college she became a certified Pilates Instructor through Peak Pilates-Pittsburgh, Pa. Since moving to New York in 2004 Evan completed an advanced Pilates certification through Bodytonic Pilates Gymnasium-Brooklyn, NY. She is also a principle dance company member for Vissi Dance Theater-New York, NY.

Candace N. Walters

Candace received her BFA in Dance & Choreography from the School of the Arts at VCU. She is also certified in Mat & Machine Pilates through the Kane School of Core Integration. She incorporates her BFA, Professional performing arts background and various body movement & therapy experiences into her teaching voice of the classical Pilates repertoire. She works with all populations in pilates, from the fitness-minded to the post surgery client.

She aims to offer her clients a practical approach to the work for increased strength, mobility, and symmetry, while adding a focus on the mind-body relationship. She aims to expand her client's concepts of the health and function of their bodies to help them gain better efficiency of movement and balance.