DTH On Demand: LIVE Open Class

Classical Pilates Mat
Special Guest Instructor
Gina Papalia

Founder and owner of Grasshopper Pilates NYC, Gina Papalia is a second-generation teacher and a Pilates Standard Teacher Trainer who lives in New York City with her husband and two pre-teens. Gina was introduced to Pilates at college while she was dancing at SUNY Purchase. She fell in love with Pilates and began her certification training in January of 1995, under Romana Kryzanowska, Bob Liekens and Carol Dodge Baker right after she graduated with a BFA in Fine Arts and Dance. Gina then moved to New York City and continued her dance training at the Alvin Ailey American Dance Center and danced most of her career with the Dance Theatre of Harlem while completing her Pilates training at Drago’s with Romana and at The Pilates Studio. She has been hand-picked to help lead the The Pilates Standard Teacher Trainer in spring, 2020. She is every excited to work with other TPS Trainers to share their love and knowledge of Classical Pilates Method that was mentored and nurtured by Bob Liekens and Romana Kryzanowska.