Master-Level Pilates Instruction for Everybody
Pilates Education is not only very important, but it is also critical for your safety and peace of mind. At Pilates Santa Fe, we have been certifying teachers since 1993. All Pilates Santa Fe teachers are certified and undergo rigorous continuing education courses. This way, you will receive some of the best Pilates teachings in the world. Pilates Santa Fe teachers are all trained in wellness and complementary alternative medicine. Learn more about our master Pilates instructor.
Meet Our Master Pilates Instructors
Alessandra Dallera
He was born in Milan and raised in different cities in Italy and throughout Europe. As a young girl, she trained as a ballerina; after an accident that ended her dancing career, she became a top athlete. Alessandra has a degree in Classic Studies and Philosophy from the University Statale di Milano and a Master's Degree from St. Johns College, U.S.A.
She holds many Certifications in various massages systems, including Trager, Alexander, Cranial Sacral, Brimhall Wellness, Eden, Ahshiatsu, Visceral Manipulation, Osteopathic, and Chiropractic, and Graduated in Thailand Thai massage. She is also a certified nutritionist. Since 2000 Alessandra has been a fully Certified Pilates Instructor, certified from Pilates Santa Fe. She has also studied with Michelle Larsson.
Alessandra is one of the first to create the "New" Pilates, which combines the five styles of Pilates, including Classical and blending with Western and Eastern Medicine to produce long-lasting, deep, and profound health benefits. Alessandra is the Director of Advanced Studies at Pilates Santa Fe.
Jessie Truesdale
Jessie began taking Pilates at the age of 15 as she studied to become a professional ballet dancer. After graduating from the National Ballet School of Canada in Toronto, she joined the Stuttgart Ballet in Germany for a number of years and then moved to Antwerp, Belgium to join the Royal Ballet of Flanders for the remainder of her dance career. Through injuries and to maintain strength, Jessie returned time and time again to Pilates. At the end of her dance Career, Jessie moved to New York City to pursue acting and studied the Meisner acting technique. She lived and worked there, performing off Broadway and in various productions around the city.
During her time in Santa Fe, Jessie has worked mainly in high-end retail sales and has also taught ballet to advanced students at NMSA and NDI New Mexico. She has become a trained and certified Pilates teacher with Pilates Santa Fe.
Suellen Haag
The former Managing Director of the Sokolow Dance Foundation holds a B.A. in Art Education from Kutztown University and an M.F.A. in Modern Dance Performance from the Philadelphia College of the Performing Arts. She has also studied at the Martha Graham School of Contemporary Dance and the Limon Institute, both in N.Y.C. As managing director of the S.D.F., Ms. Haag has assisted and set reconstructions of Ms. Sokolow's repertory, taught Sokolow Legacy Workshops, and helped to archive the vast repertory of Anna Sokolow.
Notably, Ms. Haag was a member of Sokolow Now!, The Anna Sokolow Contemporary Dance Company and a founding member of Dancefusion, a Philadelphia contemporary modern dance company. Performing credits also include dancing with Anna Sokolow's Players' Project in New York and numerous independent performance projects in Philadelphia and New York.
Suellen has been working in the Pilates method since 1985 and has been teaching since 1995. She trained in the original tradition of Joe Pilates by being a client for eight years and then apprenticing for two years under the tutelage of Karen Carlson. Ms. Carlson is the founder and owner of Pineland Pilates in Philadelphia, a nationally recognized Pilates training program.
Additionally, she has studied with Jean-Claude West and Louis Shultz and most recently received a Level I certification in Zenga from Stott.
In Philadelphia, Suellen had her own practice of private clients. Upon moving to New England, she taught at C.O.R.E, Providence, RI; L. C. Pilates, Little Compton, RI; and Rhythm and Flow Studio in Sharon, MA, a Balanced Body certified studio.
Ms. Haag feels that having been a professional dancer in Philadelphia and New York City for over 30 years has been an asset in teaching Pilates and helps her to be a creative teacher.
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Pilates Santa Fe is always interested in fully Certified, well-trained, and caring Instructors.
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info@pilatessantafe.com
(505) 995-9700