About

Yvette Casal is thrilled to be able work in a small boutique studio for the exploration of human movement and learning.

Yvette began teaching Pilates in 2001. After receiving a BA in Dance from Loyola Marymount University she found Pilates as a great compliment to all the movement education she had already studied. Her Pilates certification comes from Marie Jose Blom and the Long Beach Dance Conditioning Center. She has taught throughout LA and Orange County, most notably for Prana Pilates, Sony Picture Studios, Brighton Institute of Physiotherapy, Los Angeles Body Kinetics, and as part time dance faculty for LMU.

Since permanently relocating to Orange County in 2005 she has found herself with a wide range of clientele and has learned so much from the clients themselves.

In 2010, she was introduced to the MELT Method by its creator Sue Hitzmann.

Yvette has been amazed at the effects the MELT Method has had on her whole spectrum of clients. MELT helps make the Pilates system much more successful for the student. It is exciting to be part of this new paradigm of self care and Yvette continues to prove how her specialized sessions of Pilates and MELT can help men and women of all fitness backgrounds.

Most recently Yvette has been working with young dancers and can be found teaching Pilates and Flexibility Classes at Avanti Dance Company

Keith was introduced to Pilates as a grad student in Dance at UCIrvine. After earning his MFA, he began teaching mat and equipment classes to individuals and groups across Orange County. He has had the pleasure of working with women and men from 15 to 90 years old, expectant and new moms, folks at all fitness levels, elite athletes as well as people with disabilities and those preparing for and recovering from medical treatment. Living with multiple sclerosis, himself, he has become a specialist in offering Pilates to persons with neurological disorders. Previous to this, he lived/worked in New York City as a professional modern dancer/choreographer for a dozen years.

Nancy has been in the fitness industry for over thirty years. She has her AA from Orange Coast College and postgraduate classes in anatomy, physiology and kinesiology at Long Beach State University. As a certified Pilates instructor, she has been dedicated to teaching Pilates for over fifteen years. She first owned and operated her own exclusive fitness studio in Corona Del Mar in the 80's and 90's, as well as starring in The Aerobic Network TV show on cable.

Nancy created a conditioning class combining Pilates and aerobics called HeartCore for ballet dancers at the California Conservatory of Dance in Mission Viejo who were under the tutelage of American Ballet Theatre's Melissa Allen Bowman.

Nancy has been involved with dancing and theatre for many years. She began her extensive career as Peter Pan at the Disneyland Resort, and over the years has been involved with OTE's Shakespeare in the Hills, as well as portraying Cinderella's Stepmother in "Into the Woods." She contines to spread her passion and knowledge of fitness and the arts everyday.