Sarah Cook

Sarah was introduced to Pilates through dance. She began dancing at a young age studying at North Carolina School of the Arts. She obtained her bachelor's degree in modern dance from the University of North Carolina, Greensboro and has attended and performed at the American Dance Festival (ADF) on numerous occasions, both in North Carolina and New York. She has been a student of many techniques including Cunningham, Limon, and Release. Sarah moved from North Carolina to Florida in late 2002 and began teaching Pilates at Avalanche Fitness and The Pilates Centre at the Bougainvillea Clinique in Winter Park. During her time in Florida she studied and taught under Michelle Hartog, a student of Romana Kryzanowska. She also danced professionally with Voci Dance while in the Orlando area. Sarah received her advanced pilates certification through Power Pilates at Studio Lotus in Atlanta where she now taught before relocating with her husband to Ohio.  Sarah teaches at a number of local studios and regularly travels to North Carolina to guest teach at The Pilates Studio of Boone.  Most recently, Sarah has opened her own pilates studio, Balance Pilates of Granville, and remains passionately committed to keeping Joseph Pilates vision alive. She draws from an extensive knowledge of the body and kinesthetic awareness in her instruction.