Je-an Salas

Je-an Salas is a Qualified Fletcher Pilates® Teacher and a Fletcher Facilitator. Je-an is one of three Fletcher Pilates® Education providers in Canada. She is the Resident Pilates Teacher at the National Ballet of Canada in Toronto, where she was a Soloist Ballerina and performed with the company for 17 years. Je-an is also a Personal Training Specialist.

Je-an became a Pilates Teacher at the prestigious Ron Fletcher Program of Study in Arizona. In recent years she has taken many workshops and courses to update her teaching skills with Ron Fletcher himself. Ron Fletcher danced professionally with Martha Graham and was a student of Joseph and Clara Pilates who created what is known today as Pilates. She completed her studies with Faculty Member Sagrario Castilla in the Toronto Campus.

Creating specific lessons according to your particular goals and needs is a specialty of Je-an’s. Each customized session addresses individual weaknesses while incorporating a full body workout!

Je-an's teaching method is to utilize proper breathing techniques and use body movement awareness while prompting students to be conscious of the connection between the body and mind.

Having danced professionally for 20 years, Je-an also coaches and trains ballet students and professionals. She teaches private ballet lessons and group classes for all ages and levels. She uses her knowledge, experience and love for the art form to inspire her students in ballet.

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