ScolioPilates

After my reconstructive hip surgery, Scolio-Pilates was instrumental in getting me back on stage in even better shape than I was before. As a professional ballet dancer, hip surgery recovery can prove to be very discouraging. However, Suzanne made it fun and rewarding. Waking up those seemingly nonexistent ‘baby’ muscles has truly helped me to work correctly going forward and will help prevent future injuries. Every day in ballet class I have Suzanne’s sweet voice reminding me of ‘champagne bubbles’ and ‘snugging my curves’! If you want to know more about what that means, then take this class!!

Working with Suzanne Koucheravy, I have noticed remarkable changes in my scoliosis. As a ballet dancer, I feel the Scolio-Pilates has made a huge improvement in my strength in ballet. Working new muscle groups has made a positive effect on my technique and, as a result, has given me new confidence with my back. I am now more aware of how to correct my posture, both in ballet class and when completing day-to-day activities, which I feel has helped prevent the pain I would usually experience and has also reduced the number of injuries in dance I would receive as a result of my curves. The most noticeable improvement with the Scolio-Pilates work is the aesthetic appearance of my back. Because I am now aware of how to correctly align my imbalances, I can see in photographs huge changes in my body which I once thought was impossible

As a dancer with The Washington Ballet, my scoliosis is the one attribute that causes the majority of my difficulties and injuries.  Under Suzanne's extremely well-trained eyes, I have gained strength and a sense of balance that I have never known before due to the natural imbalances in my body structure.  I leave each session (feeling long and strong) with a new sense of how to balance my spine, as well as with the unique sense of working with someone who puts such a high level of care and passion into my treatment and instruction.