 Megan Saxon was born a dancer. Starting ballet at four was only the beginning of a love affair with dance that came to include tap, jazz, ballet, modern, hip-hop, lyrical, and ballroom. A freshman in high school, she ended up onstage, and began acting with a vengeance. Performing professionally before leaving high school, Megan has spent the last 13 years dancing and acting in some capacity or another in Denver, Colorado, and then back in her hometown of Las Vegas. After a knee injury in 2003, Megan was introduced to Pilates by a fellow dancer and found that not only was her knee stronger, the lower back pain that had plagued her throughout her life had disappeared! After training with Nina Waldman, Megan became inspired to teach Pilates to help not only dancers, but spirits from all walks of life to feel their very best. Now Manager at Body In Mind, Megan looks forward to bringing the gift of overall health to as many people as possible. |  Alan R. Giron is a Native Las Vegan who has been highly involved in training since the age of 16. He started out training with Pablo Valencia (Head physical and tactical trainer for the Ecuadorian national soccer team) being trained and training local teams. Alan has 11 years of hands on experience in Personal Training and Kickboxing. He works with professional athletes and has been an active member on the Las Vegas Athletic Club's Aerobic development board. His goal as a trainer is to promote a healthy lifestyle while keeping each client physically and psychologically strong.
Visit Alan's website: www.8strikes.com
 Born into a circus family, Eva was automatically interested in anything that challenged the body and mind. She has over 12 years experience in dancing, group exercise and teaching professionally here in Vegas. Coming from an extensive dance program gave the love and passion to push herself and others to the edge. Eva has also been actively involved with mixed martial arts for 8 years. Ranging in such styles as Muay Thai kickboxing, boxing and Krav Maga (an aggressive self-defense system blending techniques and principles from various military and martial disciplines of Israel, Asia and U.S) under the instruction of renowned Roger D’ Onofrio. The combination of these forms and dancing has proven to be the PERFECT ingredients to an all around healthy and fit lifestyle. Eva wants to guide all through strengthening, flexibility and mental well being. |
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 Jamie has been involved in Pilates exercise since 1998. After noticing an improvement in her performance in dance, athletics, and weight-lifting, she became certified in Pilates and began teaching in 2000. That same year, she graduated cum laude from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas with a minor in Kinesiology. Having a dance background that includes jazz, tap, ballet, and hip-hop; Jamie currently teaches and performs hip-hop with Culture Shock, Las Vegas throughout Las Vegas and Southern California. Her athletic experience also includes; tennis, track and field, volleyball, softball, and more. In 2006, she expanded her teaching experience by becoming a certified Yoga instructor, and has continued teaching Pilates mat, Pilates equipment, and now Yoga throughout Las Vegas. She currently teaches at Body in Mind instructing all body types, conditions, ages, and backgrounds of people helping them to improve their circulation, posture, flexibility, strength, and over-all mind-body awareness.
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 Angel is 22 years old and has been teaching since he was 17 for his own studio classes, school functions, and private classes in Arizona were he was born and raised. He then moved here to Las Vegas in 2003 were he joined the Hip Hop crew of Culture Shock Las Vegas. Since he made his move, he's danced in the 2004 World Music Awards, trained the performers of Men the Show, taught Hip Hop Aerobics at Gold Gym and Las Vegas Athletic Club, taught his private and studio Hip hop classes at three studios here in town, and toured with Culture Shock Las Vegas. His teachings have been complemented by many of his studio and private students who in the beginning, claimed that they had no rhythm and cant dance, that his patience and energy in teaching made it easy and fun to learn from. He is very enthusiastic about teaching and offers private classes through out the week. He is available for Team Performances, Hip Hop Aerobics, School Performances, Party Functions, Business and Performing Directing, and Private Lessons. |  Nicole was born and raised in Florida. She has been passionate about dancing and gymnastics since a child. In Miami she taught kickbox aerobics, hip hop dance and gymnastics. She started in Vegas as a professional go-go dancer and choreographer. She is also a W.I.T.S certified personal trainer and enjoys studying nutrition. She is always looking for new and fun ways to work out and feel sexy in your skin. Nicole truly loves teaching and enjoys helping people get the most out of their bodies!
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| Andrea Woods a 15 year resident of Las Vegas has been studying the Pilates method since 2004. While training for the "San Diego Rock'n'Roll Marathon" she developed a true love and passion for Pilates. While enjoying the benefits Pilates had on her body and mind, there were also obvious improvements in her strength and flexibility. Leading a new healthy and active lifestyle has helped Andrea accomplish many personal goals while at the same time made her more involved in her community. Pilates training has proved to be vital in the completion of many charitable events such as, tour de cure a 50k bike ride to support the American Diabetes Association, the race for the cure 5k run to support Susan G. Komen foundation, and several other 5k and 10k races to support opportunity village and the Las Vegas running team. Andrea decided to get her instructor certification in January of 2008 after enjoying so many benefits in her own life. Her "if I can do it, you can do it" mentality has Andrea pursuing her dream of teaching the public to live healthy fulfilled lives. |  Performing since early childhood, April Hough has always had a passion for singing and dance. She has performed in Show in the Sky, Fab Four Mania, and Greg Thompson's Rhinestone Cowgirls. After performing in a short belly dance segment in a lounge act, she became fascinated with the ancient art form and began seriously studying it 7 years ago. She currently performs Middle-Eastern dance as a solo artist and with the Daughters of Durga World Fusion belly dance troupe. |
| Julius's Photo & Bio. Coming Soon! |  Alison Ponist is a Licensed Massage Therapist and a Certified Pilates
Instructor. She recieved her massage therapy training from Colorado
Institute of Massage Therapy in 1999. She graduated with 1,150 hours
including anatomy, physiology, and kineseology and received certifications in Swedish Massage, Trigger Point Therapy and Neuromuscular Therapy. Alison started taking Pilates in 2002 to help mend an old lower back injury. After learning the benefits of having a strong core and gaining back her flexibility, she decided to become certified. She received her Pilates certification in March of 2005 from Pilates Inc. out of New York City. She is certified with 600 hours of training in Authentic Pilates. For the past seven years, Alison has enjoyed helping people through massage therapy. She is very excited to have added the Pilates Method to her work. |
 Angie received her B.S. degree from the University of Utah in Exercise and Sports Science with an emphasis in Dance and also received a certification in group exercise through AFAA. Her pilates training and certification is through Stott. Angie has over 13 years experience in the dance and fitness industry. She has professionally danced and choreographed for various studios, schools, team competitions, and professional events. Angie has developed pilates programs for professional athletes, special populations, children, and various studios. Her love and passion for the body/mind approach to pilates comes out in instructing clients. |
 Tracy started her fitness journey to lose post-pregnancy weight. Improper form and an imbalanced workout program led to a 3 year struggle with chronic pain and a chain of injuries. Thanks to a knowledgeable personal trainer, she recovered her health and became passionate about fitness, eventually opening a wellness center offering personal training and nutrition counseling in the Chicago suburbs. Tracy and her husband moved to Las Vegas in 2002 and she found her way to Body In Mind. Training with owner Nina Waldman hooked her on Pilates and made changes to her body that almost 20 years of weight training never accomplished. Tracy is certified in mat work and the full range of Pilates apparatus through Body Arts and Sciences Int'l (BASI), the system developed by Pilates master Rael Isacowitz. Check out her website, www.PilatesMistress.com
|  Carol holds a B.A. degree in Theater Arts from UCSC (The University of California, Santa Cruz) with an emphasis in Dance which includes Ballet, Jazz, Modern and Folk Dance from around the world. Her Junior Year she was elected to be an E.A.P. recipient (Education Abroad Program) and studied in Barcelona, Spain.
Her professional credits include dancing in a Modern Dance Co.(Donald Byrd & the Group), co-producing the revue "Vegas Latino" and 10 years with the "Latin Cowboys", an Argentine Gaucho Act.
Carol was introduced to Pilates while recovering from a knee injury and has studied ever since with Dolly Kelepecz at UNLV, Dr. Robert Braden and completed an extensive Polstar Training Course in Post Rehabilitation. And for two years she has been instructing at Body In Mind. |
 Angelica’s passion for movement and the arts began as a teenager while living in Auckland, New Zealand and studying with the ‘Limbs Modern Dance Company’. Performing on stage in numerous productions, and branching out into teaching, she taught a series of Children’s and Adult’s Dance and Drama Workshops through the ‘Wangapeka Study and Retreat Center’ in Nelson, New Zealand. Returning to the States, she continued Dancing and performing for several years with ‘Robin Bryant’s Modern Dance Company’, Ashland, OR, and later in San Francisco, CA with the Modern Dance Company ‘Dance Outre’ performing in ‘The Marin County of Festival of Dance’. Angelica has taught at the Marin Country YMCA as a Group Fitness Instructor and later went onto receiving her Ace Group Fitness Instructor and Personal Trainer Certifications. Her love of Modern Dance and it’s similarities to Pilates core training, caused her fascination and love of Pilates. She became certified and apprenticed through the ‘Monterey Sports Center’, CA. Her teacher and mentor, Andrea Borgman-Quest, a ‘PMA Certified’ Instructor, was taught by a student of Master Teacher, Marie-Jose Blom-Lawrence of "Long Beach Dance Conditioning". Angelica is a member of the PMA - Pilates Method Alliance. She is currently continuing her Pilates education, studying for the ‘PMA Certification exam’ by Pilates Method Alliance. She recently relocated to Las Vegas, NV so she could live near her family. |
 "Personal joy and expression offered through dance, each movement allows a dancer's sprit to concurrently move outside and deeply with in her body. She can feel the invigorating stretch and strain while transporting herself to another dimension through movement and animation. As an artist and athlete, I know the joy this brings the initial warm-up and stretch the learning of movements the satisfaction of peak performance the rewarding finish and the feeling you carry with you for the rest of the day."
I think this artist says it best about the feeling of releasing, letting go and letting the music move you. As you dance your soul takes flight. I have loved to dance from a very young age. When I was a child I had a four post bed my mother would yell at me for swinging around the posts. I ended up cracking the two end post in half as I got older from swinging on them. I loved music and would dance alone in my room for hours. My mother was a single parent with two little girls working and going to school. At the time I would cry begging for dance lessons. I know it broke her heart that she couldn't give them to me. Now that I'm older I realize that she was the best mother she could be and I couldn't ask for a better mother. I started dancing a month after my 18th birthday and took my show on the road with a guy I met. We bought a RV and traveled the country he sold area rugs on the side of the road and I danced. My mother was so mad because she raised me to be a good little Christian girl not to be a "stripper". I'm not a stripper I'm an artist. Dancing is one of the oldest arts for women, so beautiful full of expression. Now six years later I still love getting on stage and dancing my heart away. My mother has seen pictures of shows that I have done and now is so proud of me and my expression through dance. Dancing comes from within, passion for something is better than any lesson you could ever have. "It is never too late to be what you could have been." I just finished school to be a yoga instructor. This has only helped me with dance, understanding my body and giving me balance inside and out. Pole dancing is liberating, being a woman in control. Pole dancing has helped me see the world. I have lived in Japan, Hawaii, worked in Paris and every major city in the USA. Women are so captivating in there individual movement, like a thumb print no one is the same, that’s what makes it beautiful. God has truly blessed me. I love to show people my art let them take what they want and make it their own. Amy Breann Facklam
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