15: Pilates at the Royal Ballet School with Markella Kefallonitou

SciDance

Markella Kefallonitou, pilates instructor at White Lodge, talks about her work at the Royal Ballet School with young dancers. Markella gives insight into the role of pilates for dancers’ training, the key benefits, and the collaboration also with S&C and the artistic staff. We untie common criticisms of pilates, and discuss the relevance to dance training and subsequent meaningful engagement of the students, including the role of theory and critical thinking. Markella also speaks about how the skills learned can be taken forwards by graduates in their dance career, and after.

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Pilates and Conditioning for Dancers by Jane Paris / Crowood Press

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Cover art by Jill North. Original image by Young Images Photography. Intro sound by William Cook.