Workshops to make you think, to make you smarter and to make Pilates better.
2027 Chicago Conference and Zoom Classes
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ZOOM CLASS SERIES - Begins Nov. 13th 2026
I believe understanding Pilates better doesn’t always mean learning something new. It means looking at what we already know, differently. Let’s explore! Recordings will be made available for the week. You can participate in the exercises or simply watch. Questions and conversation are encouraged.
Friday, November 13 (1:00 - 1:45pm CST) $35 - RETHINKING THE SPINE - Roundback, straight back or extension… Have our cues changed the spine within the exercises and have the names of the exercises changed it’s true meaning?
Friday, November 20 (1:00 - 1:45pm CST) $35 - CHIN/CHEST, NECK/SHOULDERS - Have we been neglecting them? Let’s start rethinking their relationship and understanding their movement patterns.
Tuesday, December 1 (1:00 - 1:45pm CST) $35 - FOOTWORK SERIES - Explore the unknowns of the footwork and why we should spend time practicing it.
Friday, December 4 (1:00 - 1:45pm CST) $35 - THE PELVIS - Joe used the word “rump” 3x’s in Return to Life. He used the word buttocks 1x. So why are we so obsessed with it?
Tuesday, December 8 (1:00 - 1:45pm CST) $35 - LONG BOX SERIES - From pull straps to horseback. I will give new meaning to the long box and it's purpose.
Tuesday, December 15 (1:00 - 1:45pm CST) $35 - LONG STRETCH SERIES - Long stretch or "straight stretch"? What is the up stretch? Let's work it out.
Tuesday, January 5 (1:00 - 1:45pm CST) $35 - SHORT BOX SERIES - Explore the original short box exercises and understand its origins.
Friday, January 8 (1:00 - 1:45pm CST) $35 - RETHINKING THE SPINE - Roundback, straight back or extension… Have our cues changed the spine within the exercises and have the names of the exercises changed it’s true meaning?
Tuesday, January 12 (1:00 - 1:45pm CST) $35 - FEET IN STRAPS - Understanding the foot as it works in the strap and how it can aid in the exercise.
Friday, January 15 (1:00 - 1:45pm CST) $35 - CHIN/CHEST, NECK/SHOULDERS - Have we been neglecting them? Let’s start rethinking their relationship and understanding their movement patterns.
Friday, January 22 (1:00 - 1:45pm CST) $35 - THE PELVIS - Joe used the word “rump” 3x’s in Return to Life. He used the word buttocks 1x. So why are we so obsessed with it?
Independent Study Program:
As Pilates is supposed to be an efficient form of exercise, (through no fault of our own) that doesn’t always replicate itself through our teachings. So let’s make a change and SIMPLIFY!
sim·pli·fy /ˈsimpləˌfī/ - make (something) simpler or easier to do or understand.
What we’ll explore:
A simpler, more efficient vocabulary.
Breakdown the exercises to simplify and categorize what and how much of the work really repeats itself.
Why the hands and feet make great learning tools.
The body parts, their placement, their patterns and their specific direction.
What is the “Real” order, what changes occurred, are they necessary.
Knowing the differences in postures and imbalances will teach us to see their similarities and lead to CHANGE.
Information that will have you and/or your clients saying, Thank You!
This is not a review of the exercises, but an extensive study of the work that Joe left us. You must have completed 500 hours of pilates practice and/or a training program. (not necessary though). This training is about finding the work first within yourself and adapting the translation second.
How does it work?. You pick the start date and dedicate the next 7 weeks after that. A total of 8 weeks.
One video a week plus a 30 minute(ish) weekly check in with Dana $540
Videos made available for study and practice purposes throughout your 8 weeks..
Have your own group or would like to study with your studio staff? Create your own day and time.
Contact Dana to purchase and schedule. danasantipilates@gmail.com
