Pilates

Pilates Instructor

Natalie Clarke is originally from Temple Texas and grew up in a single parent home. Defeating the odds of poverty, she moved to Denton where she attended UNT. After deciding college wasn’t for her, she started to pursue her love which was music. This led her many different places as well as being involved in Pageantry where she won the title of Miss Texas. After her reign, she decided to take on the industry of fitness and nutrition. Now she is a local business owner in the DFW area, as well as teaching studio reformer and group fitness classes part time.

Pilates Instructor

As a professional dancer, Lynn Oristano developed a chronic hip problem and began working with Pilates exercises at the Cleveland Clinic’s Sports Rehab Center in 1992. After seeing the benefits and results of her own personal rehabilitation, Lynn was certified to teach the Pilates method. She has certified with Elizabeth Jones Boswell in Houston in 1997, the Physicalmind Institute in 1999, and Stott Pilates in 2002 and 2006. Lynn holds a B.F.A. in Dance from The Ohio State University and an M.F.A. in Dance from Texas Woman’s University. In addition to performing, Lynn has taught ballet, modern dance, and jazz techniques for various dance conservatories, college, and university programs as well as creative dance in elementary and high schools. Lynn was a senior Pilates instructor at the Oasis Mind-Body Conditioning Center in Dallas from 1997 – 2007 and joined the staff of Z-Pilates at the J in January 2008. She teaches group Pilates matwork, barre, and PilatesStick classes and also trains a wide range of private clients from those requiring physical rehabilitation to those who are fit and athletic.

Pilates Instructor

zpilates@jccdallas.org

Zohar has been running Z-Pilates at the J since 2003.  He has been a Certified Pilates Trainer for more than 20 years. He first started practicing Pilates as rehabilitation for his own injuries in 1992. The main goal of Z-Pilates is to promote physical flexibility, strength, and wellness, and to prevent injuries. Zohar and the other Z-Pilates trainers teach group fitness classes at the J and offer personalized programs for individuals and small groups. • Certified Pilates Trainer - Physical Mind Institute • Studied with Master Pilates Instructors - Kathy Grant, Ron Fletcher, and Alan Herdman • B.S. Geology/Geography - Tel Aviv University • Special Forces - Israel Defense Force