Michael  King

  Business:    Pilates Institute

  Email:          Michael@pilates-institute.com

  Website:      pilates-institute.com

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Michael has been working with the Pilates technique for over 27 years.  He originally worked with the technique as a dancer at the London School of Contemporary Dance.  From there he went onto to train with Alan Herdman, the first teacher to bring Pilates from America to the UK.  In 1982 he opened his own studio, Body Control, in connection with the newly formed Pineapple Dance Studios in Convent Garden London. 

 

Two years later he was offered a position in Texas managing the Pilates studio at the Houston Ballet Company where he stayed until 1990.  Michael has also worked in the Voight Centre in LA, and many other Pilates Studios including Winsor Pilates in Los Angeles.  He moved back to Europe in 1995 where following a two year contract in Switzerland he returned to London.   Michael’s reputation as a renowned presenter both in Fitness and Pilates has been established since 1980.  His is the founding director ofthe Pilates Institute in London and his programs are taught in over 20 countries