Pilates

Angella Coleman

Angella’s desire to challenge her bodies’ physical limitations first started with dance. Then eventually athletics became her passion. Angella was a two sport athlete with collegiate and Olympic dreams. Unfortunately, after tearing her ACL senior year in high school, that road was cut short. Her training and her injury has given her the insight on how to challenge the body and how to patiently deal with injury. She has been a pilates instructor just short of a year. Her classes reflect years of personal training experience, 300 pilate reformer certification hours, experience teaching TRX, and barre. Angella’s style derives from her love of dance and fitness. She looks to improve her students flexibility, core strength and coordination, while building their confidence in their fitness journey.

Corie Altaffer

Corie Altaffer is a dancer and choreographer based in the Bay Area. Corie started practicing Pilates in college at the University of California, Irvine where she obtained a BA in Dance. She became certified in the Pilates Reformer in 2016, while living in San Antonio, TX. In 2019, she decided to deepen her knowledge and practice of the Pilates Method and is currently completing a comprehensive certification through Balanced Body at the Ellie Herman Studio in San Francisco.

Corie also teaches Rhythm and Motion Dance classes at the ODC Dance Commons in San Francisco. Corie believes that everyone has the potential to live an informed life in his or her bodies. Movement can spark and inspire sensations, feelings, mindfulness, and a deeper understanding of who we are. She believes the Pilates Method can help us move through life with more ease.

Dora Vandekamp

Dora Vandekamp is a Certified Pilates Instructor and Certified Integrative Nutrition Coach. She teaches Reformer and Mat Pilates, as well as Barre and Yoga. Her classes focus on developing and improving flexibility, building core strength and control, and fostering awareness of the body in order to support efficient and graceful movement.

Erika Matos

Erika takes a fun, fresh and holistic approach to fitness by integrating multiple disciplines and innovative styles. Her Pilates journey began in 2003 as a way of rehabilitating her body and rebuild foundational strength from sustained injuries in a car accident. It wasn’t until 2011 that official training began leading to certification in All Mat, Reformer, and Apparatus Modules including Springboard. In 2013, she added prenatal and postnatal certification. Erika believes that, together, we can enhance our life experience by supporting and strengthening our mind-body connection, pushing ourselves outside our comfort zone in order to discover new levels of untapped vitality within.

Nieka Mamczak

Nieka has been teaching group fitness classes for over 5 years around the Bay Area. Her passion for fitness and athleticism started as a child, growing up playing soccer for 15 years. She teaches a variety of class format types including HIIT, Strength Training, Core Classes, Stretching, and Barre. When not helping others achieve their fitness goals, Nieka likes to run and has completed over 30 Half Marathons and 4 Ragnar Relays in the last 10 years.

Stephanie O’Loughlin

Stephanie O’Loughlin is a certified Pilates instructor who teaches group and private Pilates reformer lessons. Passionate about fitness, Stephanie designs her classes to challenge people at their individual levels, by working with them personally to build strength, muscle control, flexibility and balance. She loves combining new Pilates methods with traditional moves, to create fun, but challenging flows for every level.  Stephanie is dedicated to helping her students achieve their fitness goals and loves watching them discover how strong their bodies can become. When not teaching, she can be found taking multiple classes a day at Rise, or playing with Halle!