A Core Pilates NYC instructor is characteristic. They have an uncanny ability to tweak little details to get the most out of you. Their understanding of anatomy and movement is second to their talent in conveying the Method’s principles for all to understand. Most of the instructors are graduates of a CPNYC teacher training program and come from backgrounds as diverse as professional dancing to international journalism.
We’re rooted in the original teachings of Joseph Pilates because in our opinion it is truly the only way to get that zing in your body and mind during and after class. But we are also creative thinkers and have challenged convention with doses of modern choreography, sculpting trends and fusion classes.
This is where you’ll experience how we’ve raised the bar. Our Pilates classes are recognized as “smart,” with innovative twists to the classical themes that always keep them fresh.
Variety is a vital part of training and our instructors create a customized Pilates workout that builds in intensity with endless modifications that never get boring. Sessions always circuit through a each piece of Pilates apparatus and classes are strict on classical flow, dynamism, and choreography to keep it fun and challenging. We encourage you to try different teachers to deepen and enrich your technique.
Founder & Creative Director
Prefers Mat over Reformer any day but loves a good classical Tower class. When not leading her team at Core, she’s seeking vintage market treasures, designing interiors, or baking meatballs. On any given Sunday she’s either on a plane to somewhere fun or is in the middle of a DIY home project.
Studio Manager, Instructor
Aesthetics yes, but Tarryn's true passion lies in the strength and improved mobility that makes clients feel like they can take on the world. Classic Reformer classes are her jam, she never leaves home without her hand chalk for extra grip, and on Sunday you’ll find her a few cappuccinos deep reading in bed or at the dance studio.
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Aesthetics yes, but Tarryn's true passion lies in the strength and improved mobility that makes clients feel like they can take on the world. Classic Reformer classes are her jam, she never leaves home without her hand chalk for extra grip, and on Sunday you’ll find her a few cappuccinos deep reading in bed or at the dance studio.
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With over 20 years of teaching and educating, there isn’t anything this seasoned pro can't do! Our teacher of teachers leads workshops nationwide and when she’s not on the mat or teaching her fav Core Tower classes, she's hiking or toting her kids (with Swell bottle and hand packed lunch in hand!) to the soccer field or dance studio
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For that versatile and fun workout she looks nowhere else than our 30/30 class. When not on the Tower (her favorite apparatus) she is inspiring dance students with choreography and traveling with her guitar playing husband. She’s also looking to get her hands really dirty and take up gardening very soon!
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She's our powerhouse in the family. Ask her what she did today and it will involve at least 3 hours of physical fitness. Every. Single. Day she runs and does Pilates. No joke. Always and forever with the Pilates Chair and her fav class is the combo challenge the 20/20/20 delivers. Old movies, the Sunday crossword puzzle, baking and homemade pasta rule her weekends as does seeing her Italian family nearby. You won’t find a more passionate animal lover – she wanted to be a vet and open an animal shelter and save all the puppies and chinchillas of the world.
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She knows more about Core than most anybody having served as an apprentice, work study, then as a GM of Core and now as expert faculty and a kick-ass instructor. Her passion for the Chair is contagious, “seems intimidating at first, but it’s an amazingly versatile piece of equipment!” On any given Sunday you can find her teaching an incredible regular Sunday morning crew at the Core studio. Bright and early — and oh, never without her water bottle!
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Variety is the spice – as they say. Nikki likes her workout spicy preferring the classes that give her all apparatus; 30/30 and our 20/20/20. If she had her way we would incorporate Hip Hop Dance cardio to our offerings! Eating baked goods (not baking them), black cats (especially her vampire kitty Lumpy), and strange museums are part of what makes her tick — Morbid Anatomy Museum anyone (she used to be a docent there).
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This guitar playing, cake decorating, yogi, baby delivering (she's a Doula) and Evolutionary Astrologer has been a force at the Core studio for over a decade. If you have the privilege of experiencing her energy on and off the Reformer then you know that an hour with Sky is something uniquely special.
Adjunct Faculty
But we know her as Sarah! She was an integral part of the creation and development of Core's teacher training program serving as it's Director for over 14 years. We are thrilled that she continues to inspire our students course after course with her leadership in Anatomy and CPR education.
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She loves her some Reformer but in a close tie is Tower for her all time favs to teach and to take! Her sweetness is rivaled only by her "killer creative classes," as one client noted. When not teaching at the studio you can find her knitting, taking long walks in the park and watching live performances of any kind!
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As an athlete, Anna never feels as strong both physically and mentally, as when she's doing Pilates. When she's not on the soccer field, traveling, or turning heads while on a her fav Citibike and singing lyrics to almost any song from memory, she's running, hiking and diving deep into her love of teaching Mat and specializing in Pre/Postnatal training and Pilates for athletes.
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There is so much we love about Ji - but the fact that she never leaves home without wearing glitter eyeliner ranks tops! She's not all sparkles... when she's not delivering one of her, as client's say, "challenging" classes she's either in her fav 30/30 class here at Core, cuddling her fur baby, or in the air... she's an aerial artist!
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Feel your best dancer self while working with Andrew, who will make your posture A++. He's a stickler for precision and illuminating the influence of ballet within the Method. He never leaves home without his Pilates neck stretcher in his bag and on the weekend you can find him catching a matinee or scouring antique stores for vintage lamps.
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Her passions? Dance, alignment, and that oh so powerful mind-body connection. She finds this especially when she takes her fav Reformer + Chair class. Whether she’s making her way to the studio to teach or to go dance, she is always with her overly-filled backpack and dance belongings… and snacks. Lots of snacks!
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Instilling confidence, stability and balance that one can sustain is what drives Brigid as a teacher. Her go-to Pilates workout involves the Reformer and definitely Chair—combo class even better, and she never leaves home without her Rhode lip balm, matcha complete with her very own house made syrup. Outside of the studio, she’s in front of the oven baking a batch of her infamous cookies.
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