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Louisa Garbo
Pilates
Louisa Garbo has a broad range of experience and interests; she is a certified Pilates trainer in Mat Pilates, and is trained in the disciplines of Reformer, Chair and Barrel. Upon completion of her Cadillac training in 2015, she will be eligible to become a fully certified trainer. Louisa started her Pilates training when she was at the junior professional program with the Winnipeg School of Contemporary Dancers’ in the early 1990s, she was with Contemporary Dancers’ until she moved to Arizona in 2000.
Louisa is a city planner by trade and has worked in different jurisdictions in Arizona for more than eleven years. She danced with the company called Dance Matrix in Bisbee as a guest artist upon arriving in Arizona. Louisa began her Pilates training as part of her dance training, but she became passionate about Pilates when she started teaching Pilates in Peoria, Arizona.
She believes in the intrinsic benefit in Pilates and began promoting Pilates as part of the wellness program for women at the City of Peoria’s community center. She subsequently obtained her Stott’s Pilates certification in Mat and continued to practice Pilates and to pursue training in different Pilates’ disciplines. Louisa also holds a Bachelor Degree in Fine Arts, a Master’s Degree in City Planning, a Juris Doctor, and a Master’s Degree in Negotiation, Conflict Resolution, and Peacebuilding. She accepted the Director position in the Planning and Building Safety Department for the City of Brandon which brought her back to Canada. She continues to practice Pilates and travel to Winnipeg to keep up with her Pilates techniques at Pilates Certification in Manitoba.
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