Wendee Rogerson (Owner and Teacher)
-teaching July 1st - July 5th, July 15th- July 19th and August 26th - August 30th.
was born in Port Loring, Ontario, Canada. She began dance training at the age of three, and at the age of twelve she was a student at the Royal Winnipeg Ballet and then at the Toronto Dance Theatre. As an adult, she moved to New York City to begin her professional dance career. She has danced with many different cheorographers over the years, Sue Bernhard, Alison Chase, Ze’eva Cohen, and Carl Flink. She has been a dancer/rehearsal coach with the Carolyn Dorfman Dance Company for the past 14 years.
Wendee first became interested in fitness as it applied to dance technique, injury prevention and rehabilitation. She became an (A.C.E.) group fitness instructor in 2001 and began teaching throughout New York City. She has taught a variety of classes ranging from osteoporosis fitness classes to gliding, body conditioning, step and cardio circuit classes. In 2003, she became an (A.C.E.) personal trainer. In 2004, she received her Pilates certification through the Kelly Kane School of Core Integration. In 2009, she became certified in Aerial Yoga through Michelle Dortignac who teaches Unnata Aerial Yoga in New York City. Wendee has also studied under Eric Franklin of The Franklin Method, Irene Dowd and Tom Meyers of Anatomy Trains.
She is also certified as a Postural and Movement Analyst after completing the Anatomy Trains/Kinesis's 200 hour certified training in body restructuring and body realignment called Body Language. Wendee is also recently certified as a Buff Bones instructor. Buff Bones is a medically endorsed pilates based movement class that works on strengthening your bones to help with osteoporosis.
Wendee has taught at the various locations in New York: 92nd St Y, Body Elite, Streamline Studios, Heights Casino, Boom Fitness and Mind Your Body. She also own a sister studio in Scarborough Maine, Scarborough Pilates. She has taught in the past at Holistic Physical Therapy, Willard Beach Studio and continues to teach dance at Casco Bay Movers.
Wendee opened another studio in September 2016 in Scarborough, Maine. www.scarboroughpilates.com
Natalie Green - will be teaching in August
Natalie Green is a professional dancer choreographer, pilates and yoga teacher based in Brooklyn, NY. She is certified through Kinected/The Kane School, Atmanadna Yoga, and the Laskshmi Voelker Chair Yoga program at Kripalu. She has also trained with Wendee Rogerson of Scarborough Pilates. Natalie's teaching style is fluid and light-hearted with an emphasis on spinal health, core coordination, efficiency of movement, proper anatomical alignment and mindful breath work. Natalie just finished studying with the amazing Leslie Powell in NYC! She currently just got back from a tour in Nova Scotia with Rebecca Lazier's Dance Company. We are exited to have her back for her fourth time at Scarborough Pilates and Island Pilates.