Instructors![]() Studio owner Kerri Gonen demonstrating on the Wunda Chair
Kerri Gonen, owner of The Pilates Center, began
studying Pilates in 1994. She received her certification in 1997 from master
trainer Romana Kryzanowska, one of Joseph Pilates' protégés. Kerri continues
to train and be inspired by Romana in continuing education seminars each year.
Before coming to Leesburg, Kerri spent 9 years teaching Pilates in the San Francisco
bay area and opened her first studio, Bayside Pilates. She has taught Pilates
for the San Franciso Ballet, Merola Opera Company, Dean Ornish Retreat, Pixar
Animation Film Studio and was selected as the Pilates personal trainer for Sharon
Stone. Kerri believes that each workout should be focused and fun!
Email Kerri ![]() Amanda Smith Breon
Amanda Smith Breon began her study of the Pilates
Method of Body Conditioning in 2002 at Excel Movement Studios in Washington,
DC. In 2004, Amanda received her certification in the original Pilates Method
under the direction of Lesa McLaughlin and Kerry DeVivo after completing a comprehensive
700-hour Teacher Certification Program. Amanda also holds a B.A. in dance with
an emphasis in teaching from Mercyhurst College and has been studying various
forms of dance for most of her life. Amanda performed with various modern dance
companies and taught dance to children and adults throughout Virginia, Maryland
and Washington, DC for seven years until recently relocating to Emmitsburg,
MD. She currently stands on the teaching faculty of The Metropolitan Ballet
Theater and Academy in Rockville, MD and The Hanover Academy of Dance in Hanover,
PA.
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