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Our highly-trained instructors have received their education from the best programs and
master instructors in the country and take ongoing continuing education classes and
workshops to always provide the best sessions to our clients. With backgrounds in pilates,
yoga, dance, and fitness they have had thousands of hours of teaching experience with
hundreds of clients of all ages and abilities.
They are deeply committed to their education, to our clients and are passionate about teaching! It is a rewarding experience to be a pilates instructor and no one loves teaching more than our instructors do!
They are deeply committed to their education, to our clients and are passionate about teaching! It is a rewarding experience to be a pilates instructor and no one loves teaching more than our instructors do!
PATTY BAIANO, INSTRUCTOR
JESSICA WALD, INSTRUCTOR
ANA LICCIARDO, INSTRUCTOR
JAIME ALBANO, INSTRUCTOR
Ana's journey of movement started at a young age through ballet technique. Her love of
movement led her to Temple University where she completed her BFA in dance. In her third
year of studying dance, Ana was introduced to pilates. Through the precision and challenge
of pilates, she was able to rehab her chronic back pain and continue dancing pain free! She completed her training in Philadelphia through Body Precision Pilates in 2009.
Ana continues to take workshops throughout her career under Master instructors such as Cara Reeser, Ellie Herman, and Blossom Leilani Crawford. She now trains under Master instructor Carol Myers, always learning and inventing new ways to communicate the Pilates method to every body.
In addition to being a full time pilates intructor, Ana also teaches ballet and modern dance locally to students ages 3 and up. Her life's passion is to teach movement. She focuses on the integration of flow through the body and mind and teaches pilates as a way of rehabilitation, refinement of movement, and toning.
of pilates, she was able to rehab her chronic back pain and continue dancing pain free! She completed her training in Philadelphia through Body Precision Pilates in 2009.
Ana continues to take workshops throughout her career under Master instructors such as Cara Reeser, Ellie Herman, and Blossom Leilani Crawford. She now trains under Master instructor Carol Myers, always learning and inventing new ways to communicate the Pilates method to every body.
In addition to being a full time pilates intructor, Ana also teaches ballet and modern dance locally to students ages 3 and up. Her life's passion is to teach movement. She focuses on the integration of flow through the body and mind and teaches pilates as a way of rehabilitation, refinement of movement, and toning.
Jaime received her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance from Montclair State University and was
introduced to mat pilates while in college and was drawn to the fluid movements and the
choreography that reminded her of dancing. Jaime received her pilates certification through
ABC Pilates in Laguna Niguel, California and has formed a well- rounded teaching experience
through teaching at several studios in south California, BodhiZone physical therapy center in
New York, and Brownings Fitness in New York City.
Jaime continues her pilates education by taking classes with many new teachers in the area and remaining loyal to her own daily practice. She enjoys teaching classes that are an infusion of Ballet grace, spurts of athleticism and pilates classical exercises (and of course let’s not forget some laughs thrown in). She is excited to be back in her home town and teaching at an amazing studio.
Jaime continues her pilates education by taking classes with many new teachers in the area and remaining loyal to her own daily practice. She enjoys teaching classes that are an infusion of Ballet grace, spurts of athleticism and pilates classical exercises (and of course let’s not forget some laughs thrown in). She is excited to be back in her home town and teaching at an amazing studio.
DANA AURIEMMA, INSTRUCTOR & OWNER
"Patience and persistence are
vital qualities in the ultimate
successful accomplishment of any
worthwhile endeavor."
- Joseph H. Pilates
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Dana has a background in dance, studying for over 15 years. In 2003 she received her group
fitness and personal training certifications and became a fitness instructor. Soon after, Dana
started practicing pilates when she began to have chronic back pain and loved how pilates
taught proper movement and muscle use to improve her mobility, lessen her pain and help
her stay in shape. Dana was passionate about sharing this intelligent method of exercise with
others and decided to become an instructor, receiving her pilates instructor training through
Balanced Body University and Lesley Powell with Movements Afoot in NYC.
Dana continues to advance her education through ongoing classes and workshops from a variety of master instructors with her favorites including Irene Dowd (renowned neuro-muscular repatterning coach), Doris Pasteleur Hall, Nora St. John, Amy Alpers and Blossom Crawford. She has also been privileged to take workshops from pilates elders Mary Bowen and Lolita San Miguel and in May of 2010 received her certification as a Post-Rehabilitative Breast Cancer Exercise Specialist through The Pink Ribbon Program.
With a strong interest in anatomy, Dana enjoys teaching her clients how to find better awareness and control over their muscles and movements to improve alignment for a happier, healthier body! And she is especially dedicated to helping clients with back pain learn to better care for their bodies and improve their quality of life through pilates.
Dana opened Pilates By The Bay in March of 2008 and was honored to be joined in the following years by several other talented instructors all of whom are equally passionate and dedicated to teaching the highest-quality of pilates possible, educating and empowing their clients and most importantly - having fun!
Dana continues to advance her education through ongoing classes and workshops from a variety of master instructors with her favorites including Irene Dowd (renowned neuro-muscular repatterning coach), Doris Pasteleur Hall, Nora St. John, Amy Alpers and Blossom Crawford. She has also been privileged to take workshops from pilates elders Mary Bowen and Lolita San Miguel and in May of 2010 received her certification as a Post-Rehabilitative Breast Cancer Exercise Specialist through The Pink Ribbon Program.
With a strong interest in anatomy, Dana enjoys teaching her clients how to find better awareness and control over their muscles and movements to improve alignment for a happier, healthier body! And she is especially dedicated to helping clients with back pain learn to better care for their bodies and improve their quality of life through pilates.
Dana opened Pilates By The Bay in March of 2008 and was honored to be joined in the following years by several other talented instructors all of whom are equally passionate and dedicated to teaching the highest-quality of pilates possible, educating and empowing their clients and most importantly - having fun!
Patty Baiano first experienced the incredible benefits of pilates nine years ago and it was so
profound that she knew she had to share this wonderful restorative technique with others.
She received her teacher training through Balanced Body University, studying under Leslie
Powell in NYC. Additionally, Patty completed the Functional Anatomy for Movement & Injuries
certification at Mt. Sinai Medical Center. In the last few years she has also trained with
master teachers Doris Pasteleur Hall, Eric Franklin, Irene Dowd, and Cara Reeser, as well as
many of the master workshops the Pilates Method Alliance (PMA) and Pilates Center of
Boulder has offered.
Patty's ongoing pilates training is now focused on the teachings of Kathy Grant (a protégé of Joseph Pilates) and mentored by the highly respected second-generation pilates teacher, Blossom Leilani Crawford. Kathy Grant believed that pilates was not just for dancers but for every body. When asked "What is Pilates for?" Kathy answered "Pilates is for the unexpected", meaning it promotes balance, strength, and flexibility to prevent injury. This is the philosophy that Patty lives by, and shares with her students every day.
Patty is extremely dedicated to her client's individual needs. Whether the focus is cross training to improve sports performance, or injury rehabilitation to help reduce pain, Patty teaches targeted movements optimized to deliver the desired results. Her sessions promote balanced healing and deliver total body conditioning to increase strength, range of motion, endurance, and improve total health and well-being.
Patty's ongoing pilates training is now focused on the teachings of Kathy Grant (a protégé of Joseph Pilates) and mentored by the highly respected second-generation pilates teacher, Blossom Leilani Crawford. Kathy Grant believed that pilates was not just for dancers but for every body. When asked "What is Pilates for?" Kathy answered "Pilates is for the unexpected", meaning it promotes balance, strength, and flexibility to prevent injury. This is the philosophy that Patty lives by, and shares with her students every day.
Patty is extremely dedicated to her client's individual needs. Whether the focus is cross training to improve sports performance, or injury rehabilitation to help reduce pain, Patty teaches targeted movements optimized to deliver the desired results. Her sessions promote balanced healing and deliver total body conditioning to increase strength, range of motion, endurance, and improve total health and well-being.
Jessica has been dancing for over 20 years and has been teaching and choreographing dance
since 2003. Through her dance studies she discovered pilates and how it could compliment
and enhance her ability to perform and teach. She began studying pilates in 2004 and
received her pilates instructor training through Balanced Body University in NYC with Lesley
Powell and Sylvia Byrd- Leitner in Cherry Hill, NJ. Jessica has also taken anatomy training and
continuing education courses with Doris Pasteleur Hall, Joy Puleo and Blossom Crawford to
name a few.
Jessica opened her own dance studio in 2011 and uses her pilates education to teach her students proper alignment and posture to help her dancers balance, pirouette and jete. She believes in a sound body and mind and teaches her students that no “one body” is the same or perfect. Jessica hopes that her students will embrace their individual body for it’s strong and weak points and leave her pilates class feeling great, taking their pilates mind and body with them through the day.
Jessica opened her own dance studio in 2011 and uses her pilates education to teach her students proper alignment and posture to help her dancers balance, pirouette and jete. She believes in a sound body and mind and teaches her students that no “one body” is the same or perfect. Jessica hopes that her students will embrace their individual body for it’s strong and weak points and leave her pilates class feeling great, taking their pilates mind and body with them through the day.