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Aline Alexander
Aline has been teaching in movement for over 30 years. She is trained in five comprehensive movement systems. Aline is a Guild Certified Feldenkrais® Practitioner, a Master Trainer in the GYROTONIC EXPANSION SYSTEM ® and GYROKINESIS ® . She has full studio certifications in Pilates from Move on Center, Santa Fe and Polestar® Neuromuscular Education. Aline has trained extensively with Julio Horvath the creator of GYROTONIC ® . Aline has also received advanced training in Therapeutic Applications of GYROTONIC ® . Aline is certified on ALL of the Specialized GYROTONIC ® equipment including the Jumping/Stretching Board, Ladder, Leg Extension Unit, and GYROTONER ® . Aline is also trained in the Cecchetti Method of Classical Ballet. While training in ballet, she began traditional Pilates training in 1984. Aline owned a studio in Texas during the 1990's. She has traveled to South Africa, England, Ireland, and Costa Rica as well as the United States and Mexico teaching dance and choreography. In South Africa in 1998 she consulted at a private Arts College for developing their dance curriculum. For the last 15 years, she has been conducting teacher training courses in Pilates and has trained hunderds of Pilates teachers across the US.
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Kelly Ruggerio
Kelly’s exposure to Pilates began as a young dancer while attending various dance intensive programs during the summer. She gained a stronger interest in the Pilates Method at the University of Arizona, where she was awarded a full scholarship to attend the Fletcher Program of Study, in conjunction with Body Works Studio. She furthered her education of Pilates by completing BASI Pilates Comprehensive Teacher Training Course at Core Fit Studio in Las Vegas, NV. She started her teacher training hours at Core Fit, while continuing to professionally dance with Nevada Ballet Theatre. After moving to Albuquerque, Kelly enrolled in Momentum’s Comprhensive teacher training program and has completed their 450+ hr training program. Kelly also holds a certification in the A Barre+ Method, through The Pilates Studio in Las Vegas, NV. In addition to her Pilates background, Kelly also has an illustrious ballet background. After graduating from U of A, Kelly joined David Taylor Dance Theater. After three seasons with DTDT, Kelly joined Nevada Ballet Theatre, where she performed Who Cares?, Serenade, Rubies, Peter Anastos's Cinderella, as well as James Canfield’s Giselle. Kelly was offered the esteemed opportunity to perform Canfield’s Equinoxe at the Kennedy Center. While dancing with NBT, she also performed with Cirque du Soleil in their annual Choreographer’s Showcase. Kelly performed two seasons with Sandra Organ Dance Company while residing in Houston, and she is currently dancing with New Mexico Ballet Company.
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Yunchi Zhu
Born near Shanghai, China, Yunchi came to United States in 1998 after studying Hospitality management in Switzerland. She pursued her dream of becoming a concierge and became one at the prestigious St. Regis in Washington, D.C. After five years of learning and exploring the greater D.C. area, she developed an interest for physical activities that were foreign to her childhood in Shanghai. However, minor injuries and some misalignment stopped her from enjoying those activities to their fullest. She looked for solutions and tried various pursuits to improve her health and fitness. She studied the curriculum from University of Miami School of Medicine and obtained certification of basic nutrition.
In 2012, Yunchi moved to Albuquerque to study Pilates at Momentum Studio after learning its reputation while in DC. She completed the comprehensive teacher training program with 450+ hours and became a certified trainer. Now a full staff member at Momentum, Yunchi still pursues her own personal practice by continuing to study, take classes and explore all the method has to offer. She is also a trained in the GYROTONIC EXPANSION SYSTEM ® .
She finds Pilates helps fundamentally in providing strength, control, precision, fluidity of movement and body awareness of other exercises and sports such as Barre, tennis, archery, horseback riding and swimming.
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