Thalia has taught Pilates and injury prevention programs to the broadway cast of “Wicked”, “Chicago”, Guys and Dolls”, “Lion King”, “River Dance”, “Alvin Alley”, “Complexions”, “Jocffrey Ballet”, “Dance Theatre of Harlem” and “Hubbard Street Dance”. She has also taught Pilates courses at UCLA and Physical Therapy Departments across Los Angeles. Her expertise has been called upon by Academy Award and Grammy Award winning professional actors and Grammy Award winning singers. Recently, Thalia was commissioned to train the Physical Therapists of Cedar Sinai and USC on dance injuries for their dance medicine program.

 

Born and raised in Sydney Australia, Thalia began teaching dance at the age of 14 and later choreographing for Australia’s ABC children’s television network. Thalia performed nationally throughout her teenage years, earning her dance roles in Sydney’s production of “42nd St” and“Aida”. Whilst teaching dance at her Performing Arts High School, she began a teaching apprenticeship program in The Pilates Method at the age of 16 making her the youngest Pilates teacher in the country.

 

Thalia moved to America to attend California State University, Long Beach achieving a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance and a certification both inThe Pilates Method and Massage Therapy. In her senior year, she was commissioned to set up and direct Pilates programs in three major chiropractic office in Orange County and taught Pilates at Orange Coast College, Long Beach City College and Golden West College. She also taught Pilates to members of the US Olympic team, and professional athletes of the NFL and NBA.

 

During her years in college, Thalia was selected to perform for choreographers of the Limon Dance Company, Merce Cunningham Company and Alvin Ailey Dance Theatre. Upon graduating college in 1996, she moved to Los Angeles and acquired yet another Pilates certification from RomanaKryanowska (one of Joseph Pilates students). For the next nine years she directed numerous Pilates programs in Los Angeles and later became an examiner for the official New York Pilates certification course which she currently conducts at Studio Soma.

 

Beyond Soma, Thalia direct the upper core dance department at The Walden School in Pasadena CA, and also is the artistic director of The DancAlots – a musical theatre childrens performing company. Thalia also directs the Performing Arts Summer programs for Kids Klub Child Development Centre in Pasadena.

 

Thalia’s biggest accomplishments are her two children her teach her every day that focus, perseverance and laughter drive you forward and upwards no matter how far the distance.