Monica-Germani
Pilates Instructor
Monica Germani was first introduced to dancing at the age of 8 in Italy using the Cecchetti method. She continued her ballet studies in Milan and London, where she became a professional dancer after completing her training at the Royal Academy of Dancing and at the B. Espinosa School of Dancing in London.
While still in London, she became a certified instructor in “Body Control” at the studio of Alan Herdman with whom she worked for four years before moving to New York in order to obtain her “Pilates” technical diploma from Romana Kryzanowska, worldwide holder of the method.
In 1979, she worked as a ballet teacher. She danced for the London Contemporary Company, before opening her own studio in Milan in 1987.
n 1989, she began working with the Zurich Opera and La Scala dance and theatre school in Milan. She opened a second studio in 1994 at the “Centre Hiso” in association with Maurizio Gilardi. This center is dedicated to the rehabilitation of high-performance sportspersons and dancers.
In 1993, she met Roland Petit who introduced her to the Ballet National de Marseille school of dancing as a physical preparator applying the Pilates method.
Monica Germani is present at many congresses in Rome, Paris and London developing the application of the Pilates method to the following fields : medicine and therapy in dancing, INSEP.
In 2002, in France, she obtained the State ballet teacher's diploma.
Today, Monica Germani is considered one of the world's leading specialists in the Pilates technique and works with dancers, musicians and actors, as well as high performance sportspersons seeking remedies to various physical ailments, and physical and mental well-being.
Stéphane-Porpé
Teacher of the Harmonie du Corps-Pilates method.
Stéphane Porpé, professor of gymnastics, holder of State fitness diploma, joined Monica Germani who trained him, at the Harmonie du Corps-Pilates studio.
He teaches the method with new-found enthusiasm for the lifestyle brought by the Harmonie du Corps-Pilates method on apparatus and in Matwork and Pilates-fusion group courses.
Alexandrine-Desvigne
Teacher of the Harmonie du Corps-Pilates method.
Alexandrine Desvigne, professional dancer trained at the Lyon's Conservatoire, has worked in various dance companies for many years.
She also holds an arts degree in dancing, obtained at the Paris VIII university.
Her meeting with Monica Germani introduced her to Studio Harmonie du Corps-Pilates training and awakened her enthusiasm for this technique.
She then decided to join the Studio Harmonie du Corps–Pilates team.
Nicola-Tognoli
Nicola Tognoli, ballet dancer and leading representative of the Italian fitness world for many years, has attended Master Trainer courses for fitness and mental well-being school instructors.
He has also been inspired by Pilates technique in Italy and has attended the best Pilates schools in Italy.
His meeting with Monica Germani and the concept of her Harmonie du Corps-Pilates method has decided him to open a school with her in Milan.
http://www.harmonieducorpstudio.it
Juliette
Ventura
Juliette Ventura, assistante et collaboratrice de
Monica Germani pendant 10 ans,
diplômée du centre de formation Harmonie du Corps Pilates - Monica Germani en 2007,
exerce aujourd'hui dans son studio :
Body and Mind
via ceradini, 2
Milan - Italie
Tél. : 00039 02 7000 6824
pilates-bodyandmind.com
The Studio Harmonie du Corps - Pilates in Marseille is the product of twenty-five years' professional experience offered by Monica Germani, with a qualified team thanks to its unrivalled multi-purpose Pilates courses center, including Pilates body conditioning, Matwork, Floor bar with elastic cable, Magic Circle and Power Ball exercises.
Joseph Pilates developed his method in York in the 1920s. It has now spread throughout the world and includes a range of more than 1000 exercises for movement control and fluidity, drawn from his contact with Rudolf Laban and Martha Graham's modern dance techniques.
