Anderson Pilates - Pilates Sessions - Pilates Studio Tucson Arizona

The staff at Anderson Pilates is united by a common love of teaching movement, committment to excellence in both our teaching and training, and kindness and respect in our apporoach. We work as a team, sharing and discussing clients so that we may bring you the best overall Pilates experience possible.

Tracie Munn, Studio Director, General Movement Practitioner, Pilates Teacher, brings 17 years of Pilates experience and over 20 years of dance training to her teaching. She opened Anderson Pilates in 2002 to create a loving environment where any "body" could come and feel safe to learn movement.

Tracie began pilates in 1989 as a form of cross-training for ballet. She was an original student of Brent Anderson PT (no relation)-founder of Polestar Education and continued studying with Carol Amend who was a student of "Pilates Elder" Carola Trier.

Tracie received a BFA in Dance from The University of Arizona in 1999. In 2000 she sought out Carol Amend again and studied/apprenticed in Pilates and the AIM movement and teaching paradigm at Carol's studio Bodies Mind in Mill Valley, CA, where Tracie also taught for several years. Tracie received Pilates Matwork certification from The Physical Mind Institute that same year , and later in 2003, an additional full Pilates Certification from Long Beach Dance Conditioning.

Formerly Director of Rehab and Physiotherapy at Synergy Health Care, she has taught at dance, Pilates, and Yoga studios throughout California and Arizona.

Tracie danced with The Sacramento Ballet and was on the faculty of Ballet Arts, home of Ballet Tucson with whom she occasionally performed. Tracie is also currently on the teaching staff at the Providence Institute.

Besides teaching, Tracie loves spending time with her husband Chad, their son John and walking their dog Nikita. She thanks God for all the blessings and gifts in her life!

Jessica Galgiani, Pilates Teacher,a lifelong devotee of movement arts, Jessica began studying Pilates in 2001 with Tracie Munn as part of her ballet training with Ballet Tucson. She became a certified Pilates teacher through Corinna Quintana of Lotus Pilates, Indiana, in the tradition of the Pilates Center of Boulder. Jessica continued her study with Marie-Jose Blom and completed a comprehensive certification through Long Beach Dance Conditioning. Jessica also attended Indiana University receiving a Bachelor of Science in both Ballet and Biology.

Through teaching Pilates Jessica wishes to "help others explore movement, developing an increased awareness of the body and strengthening newly discovered muscled and movement pathways to better support the body and help free the body aches and pains or restrictions of motion." She believes, as our studio does, that "people from all walks of life can benefit from a mind/body connection, and Pilates is a great tool for exploring the self!"

Casey Herdt, Pilates Teacher, A native Tucsonan, Casey returns to Anderson Pilates after teaching for two and a half years in Boston at Everybody Fitness. She began taking Pilates in 2002 with Tracie Munn and her aptitude for it was apparent from the start. Casey soon completed her first full Pilates certification through Long Beach Dance Conditioning and completed her student teaching at Anderson Pilates in 2003. She has since continued her study receiving certifications through the Physical Mind Institute, the Pilates Institute of America, and additional "classical" Pilates training through Everybody Fitness. Casey most recently completed a Prenatal Pilates and Postnatal Pilates speciality through Jennifer Gianni's Fusion Pilates.

Casey is a talented teacher with a knack for facilitating the client's experience of their body. "I enjoy helping clients discover teh power to change their body and their life through movement" she says. Casey is also a certified Aesthetician and makeup artist. Guess we know who to go to to help us look good!