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ABOUT ME

As well as a Pilates teacher, I have also worked as a dancer for over twenty years and believe that this extended, injury-free career is due to keeping my body strong and balanced through Pilates.

After training both as a dancer and then a teacher at the Royal Ballet School, I then went on to dance in musicals, films, television and operas including English National Opera, Royal Opera and The Royal Shakespeare Company.

I have also worked as a choreographer and teacher helping to improve the posture and movement of singers at the Royal College and Royal Academy Of Music as well as teaching ballet at some of London’s leading theatre and dance colleges including West Street School, Italia-Conti and London Studio Centre. It was here that I decided to teach Pilates more seriously. I found my students improved their dance technique quicker and more soundly by incorporating Pilates exercises into their classes.

Jo Redfearn

I trained initially with Body Control Pilates and continue to work with teachers from all around the world in Pilates and other movement disciplines.

Due to my background, I like to use Pilates as a vehicle towards gaining excellent movement.