Balanced Body Master Instructors

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Owner/Director of Education

Nationally Certified Pilates T​​eacher

Certified Movement Analyst


Amy founded Studio B Pilates in 2004 after relocating to Wisconsin from New York City where in addition to pursuing professional dance  she trained  in somatic movement and became certified in the Pilates method.   As the first Pilates studio in Stevens Point,  Studio B was created as a space for  mindful movement classes and personal training dedicated to addressing sound body mechanics and neuromuscular patterning for optimal function and performance.    

At 14 she was diagnosed with severe scolisos and spent the rest of her high school years wearing a back brace, resulting in a deep desire to understand functional alignment and movement re-education. This experience led to a lifelong passion for helping others improve spinal alignment and move free of pain.  From 2006 - 2009 Studio B Pilates was located in the Scoliosis Rehab clinic.  During this time Amy developed a meaningful collaboration with physical therapists Beth Janssen and Patti Orthwein, together they created the continuing education program Mindful Alignment: A Conscious Approach to Scoliosis.

In 2010 she became a faculty member for the Pilates education branch of Balanced Body under the tutelage of Nora St. John.  Since then she has trained new teachers in Pilates Mat, Reformer, Apparatus, and Anatomy throughout the United States.  Amy was recently a guest teacher at Core Pilates in Honduras and has taught  'Pilates for Scoliosis' at the International Curvy Girls Scoliosis Convention.  

 Amy holds a MFA from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and a Graduate Level Certificate in Laban/Bartenieff Movement Analysis (GLCMA) from Columbia College Chicago.  She began teaching Pilates in 2000, under the training of recognized teachers Lesley Powell and Doris Pasteler Hall. She subsequently spent a year and a half studying functional anatomy with Irene Dowd (NY);  other influential teachers include Barbara Mahler and Patrick Strong. 

Amy is currently an Associate Lecturer at the University of Wisconsin- Stevens Point, where she teaches movement analysis and Co-Directs the Pilates Teacher Training Program in the Department of Theater and Dance. She has taught movement analysis, somatics and modern dance at UW-Madison, Lawrence University and as a guest lecturer at Beloit College.   In addition, Amy co-founded The Artist In Residence (AIR) Project, a Wisconsin based non-profit organization producing collaborative and innovative performing arts programming.

Certified Pilates Teacher

Amy has a long history of enjoying and taking part in physical activity.   She is an avid runner, and regularly participates in marathons,  half marathons and triathlons.  Now as an instructor at Studio B she has the opportunity to pass on her love of fitness to her clients. Amy completed her Balanced Body Comprehensive Pilates training in 2015.  

Amy holds a B.S. in Human Biology and a Master of Physical Therapy degree from Marquette University.   As a physical therapist, Amy has found Pilates to be an avenue to combine her love of fitness and a passion for healing through movement.  
In addition, Pilates teaches the balance of core strength and flexibility training, which provides a strong foundation for the athleticism of her long distance running.  Amy resides in Plover and is mother to three active boys. 

Certified Pilates Teacher

Gina began her Pilates training at a young age while also studying classical and contemporary ballet at various schools around the country. She completed her Pilates Teacher Training in 2015.
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​Her movement experience includes professional dance training and performing with Virginia Schools of the Arts, and Artisan Dance Theatre/Ballet Montanaunder direction of Sallyann Mulcahy and DROP dance collective, based in Boise, Idaho.

Gina has also served as the Managing Director for the community organization, Artist in Residence Project (AIR Project) for which she helped produce Dance For Cancer in 2009 and directed Happenings in 2011.

Apprentice Pilates Teacher