Private Pilates with Katie Montoya

Pilates is a unique form of exercise that lengthens and strengthens the body with an emphasis on core stability and postural health. Apparatus Pilates adds resistance and feedback to the body, promoting balanced muscles and body awareness. The diverse range of movements can be tailored to bodies of any age or skill-level.

Katie Montoya was introduced to Pilates through mat classes during her early dance training in Santa Fe, New Mexico. It wasn’t until she moved to New York City while pursuing dance that she first tried the Pilates studio equipment while recovering from an injury. Montoya then studied and became a certified instructor at Rolates Pilates under Roberta Kirschenbaum. She also studied kinesthetic anatomy with Irene Dowd of Julliard’s dance faculty, and has attended workshops with master instructors such as Benjamin Degenhardt and Diane Diefenderfer.