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Tara is the founder of 212 Pilates. In 2013, she left her corporate job to travel and reflect, and soon realized that no matter where she was, Pilates always brought her home. That realization led her to pursue comprehensive teacher training in classical, contemporary, and therapeutic Pilates.
Beyond mastering the traditional repertoire, Tara has trained extensively in injury prevention and special populations, including pre/postnatal clients, back pain, osteoporosis, and joint issues (hip, knee, shoulder, and wrist). Her approach is deeply personalized, whether you’re looking for a challenging workout or a restorative session. Tara created 212 Pilates with this philosophy at its core, and she can’t wait to welcome you to our expanded studio and wellness space!
Tara Gordon
Owner & Founder of 212 Pilates
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Angie Lu was born in California and raised in Taiwan. She is bilingual in English and Mandarin. She is a contemporary dancer with an MFA from NYU/Tisch School of the Arts.
As a dancer, Angie experienced her fair share of injuries. In the process of healing, she discovered her love of Pilates. She is certified as a Comprehensive Pilates Instructor through Balanced Body. She has a love of anatomy and wants to convey that Pilates is not only a hard work out but also an opportunity to learn about your body.
Angie Lu
Reformer Pilates
Chillax: Release & Stretching
Crystal Serrano grew up in Seattle, Washington yet has been lucky enough to travel the world as a professional Ballerina with world renowned companies such as Pacific Northwest Ballet, Oregon Ballet, Dance Theatre of Harlem and Boston Ballet. Having grown up with dance and movement, Pilates fits right into her repertoire as it helps lengthen, strengthen, and maintain mobility, along with injury prevention and rehabilitation. In having it in her daily routine and even more so when dealing with an injury, she wanted to pay it forward and share the medicine of movement with anyone and everyone. She received her certification through Balance Body yet has practiced Pilates since the age of 9. Her teaching philosophy is movement is for everyone, it’s just a matter of finding what works for you. She loves to design a class that allows you to develop proper form, challenges you and leaves you looking forward to feeling your best.
Crystal Serrano
Dynamic Mat Pilates
Sculpt Pilates Barre
Catherine McConnell is a freelance dancer and the Co-Founder of Kaitlin Catherine Dance Collective. She is passionate about movement as a way to shake off stress and find joy. Through upbeat, lighthearted Zumba and dance-cardio routines, Catherine promotes a feel-good environment where everyone can come as they are and leave their worries at the door.
Trained in Zumba and Zumba Gold, Catherine enjoys working with diverse populations to create fitness routines that meet the needs of each individual and are modifiable to accommodate any injuries or ability levels. Her classes are low-impact and focus on sustainability so that participants can keep dancing and moving for years to come.
Catherine McConnell
Zumba Sculpt
Shake It Off Zumba
Kayla is a professional dancer and fitness instructor based in New York, originally from Chicago. With a deep passion for movement and the artistry of the body, Kayla’s journey in dance has led her to embrace fitness disciplines like Pilates, where she finds a perfect blend of strength and flow. Her teaching style is highly attentive, focusing on helping students discover the joy and connection that comes from natural body movement.
In her strength and stability classes, Kayla emphasizes balance and muscle endurance, encouraging participants to build both physical and mental resilience. Her approach ensures that every class not only challenges but also inspires, fostering a deeper connection between the body and mind.
Kayla Brazelton
Sculpt & Burn
Izzy Thier grew up bouncing from coast to coast between Connecticut and California. A lifelong dancer, she was first introduced to Pilates during her ballet training and it was love at first roll up. The physical and mental challenges that Pilates provides is extremely rewarding to her as both a student and a teacher.
Her teaching philosophy is grounded firmly in finding and developing healthy movement patterns for every individual body. Her classes are challenging yet energizing and will have you leaving the studio feeling further connected with your mind and body. Izzy received her Comprehensive Pilates Teacher Training Certification through Gramercy Pilates NYC.
Izzy Thier
Reformer Pilates
In 2018 Brittany received her 200 hour yoga certification in Rishikesh India. Yoga and meditation led her to getting certified by Balanced Body in movement principles, mat, and reformer Pilates. She has gone on to teach and curate classes at some of the biggest resorts and spas from New York to the Pocono Mountains. Staying current with Virtual and Pop up classes she was inspired to start her own form of movement she calls “Aerobyx,” a method of yoga infused with calisthenics combined with her own line of resistance bands.
Brittany Peechatka
Reformer Pilates
As a professional dancer, Yuki performed in musicals, TV, and films in Tokyo before she moved to NYC to pursue her MA in Dance and Dance Education from NYU.
Yuki was certified in Pilates at the Kane School of Core Integration in 2004, and since then she has taught at the Kane School, Kinected, Movements Afoot and Erika Bloom Pilates. She currently teaches Certificate Programs at Gramercy Pilates. She has been an adviser of BDC-Pilates Tokyo since 2015. She also studied and was certified in Thai Massage and Thai Yoga (Rue Sri Datton) in Thailand.
Her holistic approach in Pilates guides her clients to achieve their wellness goals. She has worked with clients who have various conditions to improve their core strength, joint mobility, and body alignment.
Yuki Hasegawa
Private Pilates
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