At an early age, Grace has had a love for the arts. Grace extensively studied Ballet until she entered the University of Missouri at Kansas City. While enjoying the college experience, the love for dance was too strong. In 1995, Grace accepted a dance scholarship to the prestigious Joe Tremaine professional dance school.

Moving to Los Angeles in 1995 was great for Grace’s professional development. Not only did she perform in television shows, videos, and commercials. She also had the opportunity to learn and study Pilates. Grace has several industry certifications, most notable the Stott Pilates Certification. While teaching Pilates at Jonathan Club, Grace also had a very extensive list of home clients. She is known for her high energy and positive attitude. She excels at motivating clients and provides detailed attention to each individual’s needs. The word spread very quickly about unique and enthusiastic style of training.

In 2007, she opened her first studio, Grace Anatomy Pilates Studio, in Studio City. Grace’s goal is for everyone to have the opportunity to experience the values of Pilates. Grace Anatomy Pilates Studio offers group reformer classes, semi-private or private lessons. Grace is committed to bringing the best of Pilates and Fitness to Grace Anatomy. Grace believes “once you try Grace Anatomy Pilates Studio in Studio City, you will be hooked”.

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Tammy Gibson was born and raised in Alaska and has been dancing and teaching professionally all over the world for 17 years.

She is currently a Radio City Rockette and has performed in the Academy Awards; various productions in Los Angeles, Las Vegas, the LA Opera, and a soloist in the first national tour of the Broadway show Fosse.

After studying for three years with one of Joseph Pilates “Master Inheritors,” Kathy Grant, Tammy graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the prestigious New York University Tisch School of Performing Arts and went on to complete her Pilates certification through one of the privileged few “2nd Generation” Pilates Master Instructors, Jennifer Kries. Tammy worked as Jennifer Kries’ assistant and taught private and group classes at her studio in New York City as well as many other renowned fitness facilities throughout New York City and Connecticut.

Tammy also helped design the Pilates program for Fitness Edge, a large chain of gyms throughout the east coast and watched the excitement build. Her method is traditional Pilates with a twist and the mind/body connection, when honed, can provide endless possibilities.

After 10 years of teaching experience, Tammy Gibson is thrilled to share her Pilates expertise with the clientele of Grace Anatomy.

Get ready to work!

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Tiffany's had a love for gymnastics and dance from a very young age, prompting a smooth transition into Pilates after some professional dance injuries were successfully healed by the method. Her passion
for a pain free, agile, and strong body all-in-one was discovered through the amazing benefits of the Pilates Method.

With a BFA in Musical Theatre from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Tiffany has performed in national tours and regional theatres across the country. She's been blessed to go to the Beijing 2008
Olympics and Cape Town South Africa with the LA troupe Urban Poets, bringing a message of individuality and creativity through dance, spoken word, and sketch comedy.

Hailing with a certification from LA's Pilates Sports Center, Tiffany keeps class fun while also challenging her clients to go deeper every time, walking out refreshed and energized after each class!

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Elise Ivy has always been a fitness fanatic. Growing up in a family with an exercise physiologist father it seemed to be her natural path. She began personal training in 2003, and loved it, but felt there was something missing from her weight room workouts. In 2008 she discovered Pilates and the missing link to her training. She quickly fell in love with Pilates and decided to get certified through The Physical Mind Institute. Elise currently has six fitness certification and she continues to both personal train and teach Pilates.

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Lisa's passion for pilates stems from her profession as a dancer. She has been a professional dancer in Los Angeles since 2000 when she started assisting top choreographers and performing in various shows throughout the city. She has been seen on television in Gilmore Girls and the Teen Choice Awards as well as performing at the Arrowhead Pond and Los Angeles Coliseum. Lisa has been a part of Word in Motion dance company, toured with Armor of Light and has taught at numerous dance studios and schools throughout the country. She has been a member of Urban Poets for the past couple of years, performing in shows and conferences nationally and internationally.

Lisa was certified through Pilates Sport Center in Encino, and continues to expand her knowledge to provide innovative experiences for her clients.

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Upon graduating with honors from the University of Arizona with a BFA in dance, Kandice moved to Los Angeles to dance professionally while also teaching Pilates and dance. She had the incredible opportunity to perform in a Cirque du Soleil show in Guam where she was introduced to the Stott Pilates Method. She returned to California to complete her full Stott Pilates Certification at the John Garey Pilates Studio.

She is thrilled to be using her certification to teach and is continuously astounded how one hour of Pilates can benefit a person! Her positive attitude, biomechanics background, and love of Pilates keeps her clients smiling and engaged.

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Jolene started dancing at the age of two. She moved to Los Angeles in 1999 on a scholarship to the prestigous Edge Performing Arts Center and began working on stage, in various TV shows, commercials, and film.

In 2004 Jolene was certified in Pilates from Whole Body Gallery in Los Angeles, following the strict guidelines of the Pilates Method Alliance.

She has worked as an assistant to physical therapists using Pilates for rehabilitation and continues to be amazed at the benefits of Pilates. Her continuing education keeps her classes current, fun, and fresh.

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Kevin has been teaching pilates for over 11 years, and has a regular following in Los Angeles and New York City. His group classes have also taken him to teach in Las Vegas, Canada, and Europe.

With a professional dance and fitness background, Kevin likes to incorporate those aspects into his workouts.

If you're looking for a fun, upbeat, energetic class, come join him and expect to notice the results that pilates is known for!

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A native of Stockholm, Sweden, Giggi moved out to Los Angeles thirteen years ago to pursue her dream of becoming a professional actor, and dancer. A few months after moving to Los Angeles, Giggi was given a scholarship to the prestigious Joe Tremaine Dance Center where she trained under some of the best choreographers in the country.

Giggi has been featured dancing in many music videos, commercials and motion pictures including artists including Justin Timberlake, Usher, P. Diddy, Jon Bon Jovi, GAP, Austin Powers, and Rent.

Giggi is STOTT PILATES® trained instructor and has been teaching Pilates for the pst 10 years.

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Annie Weirich is a PMA certified Pilates Instructor. Classically trained with an emphasis on function and anatomy, she keeps every class fun but challenging.

She's excited to be part of the amazing staff at Grace Anatomy. When you come to her class be ready to WORK.

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