About

Mary Ann was raised in Berlin, Germany. Shortly after arriving in New York in 1997 to pursue a professional dance career, she began taking GYROKINESIS (then called “Yoga for Dancers”) and GYROTONIC lessons at White Cloud Studio. After graduating with a BA in Dance from Hunter College, she completed more than 650 hours of training over the course of two years and became a comprehensively certified Pilates Teacher in 2002 and is also a Nationally Certified Pilates Teacher (NCPT). Before opening Movement & Wellness Pilates in Westchester County, Mary Ann taught at the Goodson Parker Wellness Center and Body Evolutions in Manhattan as well as at a hedge fund in Connecticut and Equinox gym in Mamaroneck. She has completed advanced training in Pilates for Pregnancy, Pilates for Golfers, Pilates for Seniors and Pilates for Osteoporosis. In her 23 years of teaching, she has worked with professional dancers, NBA and European league professional Basketball players, pregnant and post-partum women, professional golfers, competitive equestrians, ranked professional tennis players and clients from age 10 to 86. While teaching Pilates, Mary Ann continued studying the GYROTONIC Method with Specialized Master Trainer Jen Daly. She completed her Level 1 Foundation Course with Certifying; Master Trainer Billy Macagnone and is an Apprentice Trainer at his Body Evolutions Studios in New York as well as a Senior Pilates teacher. Her trained eye and love for the beauty and potential of human movement make her an enthusiastic and caring instructor.