Anita McBriar
Anita first came to Pilates as an aid to her ballet training and after a few sessions was completely hooked. After training to Advanced level in ballet with the Royal Academy of Dance she completed the Certificate in Ballet Teaching Studies with the RAD in London.
After qualifying as an RAD Registered Teacher, Anita worked for various ballet schools in the province. She was appointed as a part-time lecturer in Classical Ballet at Belfast Metropolitan College, teaching National Diploma and Higher National Diploma students.
Anita lived and taught ballet in Toronto, Canada for 2 years. She also choreographed for competitive dance teams, travelling to competitions across Canada. During this time, Anita took Pilates classes at the STOTT PILATES ® Corporate Training Centre, and then began her instructor training with the Intensive Matwork course.
Since returning to Northern Ireland, Anita completed the STOTT PILATES ® Advanced Matwork and Intensive Reformer courses and then successfully took the certification exam making her a STOTT PILATES ® Certified Instructor. She has been teaching Mat and Reformer classes and 1 to 1's for the past five years. She enjoys teaching Pilates and seeing the benefits it brings to people of all ages and from all walks of life.