General Info

Megan Allen is a BASI Pilates® certified instructor with specialization in dance. She teaches private, semi-private, and mat Pilates classes in Orange County, CA. Pilates is a method of exercise and physical movement designed to stretch, strengthen, and balance the body. Pilates integrates the principles of control, flexibility, strength, precision, breath, fluidity of movement, and body awareness. Pilates repertoire includes apparatus, mat exercises, and cardio. Pilates for dancers uses repertoire that addresses key demands of dance and common imbalances, so that dance performance can be enhanced and injury risk reduced. It includes apparatus and mat exercises to improve upper back extension, turnout, extensions of the legs, arabesques, knee hyperextension, point of the foot, ankle-foot stability, jumps, and carriage of the arms.