MEET THE BOARD
Meet the board
Alicia MoranAlicia Moran first came to Pilates in 1990 as a young dancer in Melbourne. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Dance at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts in 1995 and spent the next six years pursuing a freelance dance career in Perth and Melbourne. During this time she taught contemporary dance in many secondary schools and was a member of the management committee of the Western Australian branch of Ausdance, Australia’s professional dance advocacy organisation.
In 1999 Alicia’s Pilates teacher, Jocelyn Dexter invited her to undertake an apprenticeship in pilates at her studio at the Victorian College for the Arts, Melbourne. During her apprenticeship Alicia also completed certification with Body Arts and Science International (BASI).
Alicia moved to London in 2004 to further her education in Pilates and to seek out the teachers who had influenced her teachers. These included Hana Jones and Ann-Marie Zulkahari. She currently teaches from her home and Pilates off the Square and The Light Centre. She has also taught at Kings Cross Studios and Mind Body Balance.
Alicia is passionate about maintaining standards and integrity within teacher training and the ongoing development of personal practice in teachers.
Alyson Tanner
Alyson was born in Cyprus and spent her childhood travelling the world with her parents. After leaving school, she worked as a secretary for a number of years before starting a family. At that stage she started yoga and became interested in training as a yoga teacher. However, a move to Nigeria for six years meant that this was not possible.
After returning to the UK, Alyson went to read law at Bristol University and after seven years study became a solicitor at a large commercial firm in Bristol. She has stayed there ever since, although her role has changed to professional support. She now works part time providing and organising training sessions for the litigation department as well as drafting reports and briefings to update clients and lawyers.
Alyson lives in Bristol and after a couple of false starts with Pilates, she began classes with Bridget Smith. In 2006, she was inspired to start matwork training with Suzanne Scott at the Scott Studio. She is currently doing the Bridging Course at the Scott Studio while teaching matwork classes for Bridget in Bristol.
If elected to the Board, Alyson hopes to use her legal and analytical skills to support the Foundation and to take forward the hard work that the Board has done to date.
Sarah Duley
Sarah Duley is a Founding Member of the Pilates Foundation and has been committed to the aims and objectives of the organisation since its inception.
Her career began as a professional dancer with the Scapino Ballet in Amsterdam. She subsequently danced with John Neumier Hamburg Opera from 1985-1995.
Sarah trained as a Pilates teacher with Alan Herdman in 1995 and taught in health clubs and at Trevor Blount's studio, before opening her own studio in 1997. She is also a qualified Gyrotonic and Gyrokenisis teacher and a Nordic Walking Instructor.
Sarah has recently completed the City Lit course required by the Foundation to qualify to be a Teacher Training Provider.
In addition, Sarah has extensive experience in marketing. She opened her own retail shop, Pilates Plus, in 2002, specialising in Pilates and Yoga clothing and accessories. Members attending the AGM should be familiar with her merchandise as she has operated stands at the AGM for the past few years.
If elected to a board position, Sarah would use her extensive background, particularly in marketing ,to help the foundation continue to develop and grow.
Sasha McLennan
Originally from Sydney Australia, and with a BA Hons Degree in Ballet and Contemporary Dance from Rambert School and Brunel University, Sasha graduated her Pilates comprehensive training with the Pilates Foundation in 2000, under the tuition of Mehg Hoffman at The Pilates Place South West.
After studio managing and assisting on the teacher training programme she left in 2002 to establish her own studio, Precision Pilates in West London.
In 2005 she graduated from the first specialised City Lit Post Graduate Certificate in Education for the Pilates Foundation.
Alongside running a busy studio, Sasha has for the last few months enjoyed assisting the board members with the programme planning for the Workshop Committee.
She brings to her teaching an understanding of movement through different dance disciplines and has a reputation of precision and accuracy in the refinement of movement for professional dancers, athletes and rehabilitating clientele. She is known for being tenacious and enthusiastic with her clients’ development.
Sasha promotes self-accountability in health and fitness and enjoys the awareness and excellence a Pilates studio brings the individual. If voted a position the board, she looks forward to assisting the Pilates Foundation in upholding the high standard of teaching and teacher training that it represents.