Issue #385 – Wednesday, November 23, 2022 Sharry Traver Underwood’s notes from Joe’s Jacob’s Pillow classes (as posted by Jonathan Grubb) With the very kind permission of Sharry Traver Underwood and with the assistance of the Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival Archives, I am delighted to bring you Sharry’s notes that she […]
Lost in Translation, Part II – by Amy Alpers
Issue #363 – Wednesday, March 23, 2022 How the Pilates Method Has Changed Over the Years by Amy Alpers In my last article on this subject, I discussed several key differences between the way Romana taught certain Pilates exercises in the 1980s/90s, versus the way they are shown on archival […]
Some Pilates History and a Pilates Myth
Issue #355 – Wednesday, December 15, 2021 Some Pilates History and a Pilates Myth A myth and some science from Adam McAtee Back when I was a novice Pilates teacher, I came from a belief that Pilates was limited to “the order” and “real teachers” not only knew the order and […]
Pilates: The Past in the Present (and Future) – The Making of a Documentary Series on 1st and 2nd Generation Teachers – by Marion Kessel
Issue #353 – Wednesday, December 1, 2021 Pilates: The Past in the Present (and Future) The Making of a Documentary Series on 1st and 2nd Generation Teachers by Marion Kessel The idea of doing a film on the Legacy of Pilates and those who inherited ideas and practices from Joseph Pilates […]