The Team at The Pilates Room consists of a unique blend of Pilates & Gyrotonic Instructors from all different trainings such as Polestar, Classic, & PHI Institute.  A Combined 35 years of experience amongst the Professionals at the Room; coming from a variety of backgrounds; they are passionate and dedicated to the safety and well being of their clients.

Janine Donlon began her Apprenticeship Style training 13 years ago in Singapore & Hong Kong. She is certified in Matwork, Reformer, Cadillac, and the Wunda Chair by Polestar, Powerhouse, and most recent the GYROTONIC® Expansion system. Her experience specializes in Pilates for Osteoporosis, Pregnancy, Sport Specific & Pilates with Injuries.   She established The Pilates Room in McLean Va in 2002 and since then has been a Platform for numerous Pilates Instructors to come and gain experience with teaching the Technique in a Format of Group Apparatus Classes. The variety and style of classes offered at The Pilates Room is unlike most places. ALL major PIECES of APPARATUS are offered in a GROUP environment - the REFORMER, TOWER and CHAIR, so the variety is endless. Very intimate, very personalized, and always changing to keep the mind fresh and the body challenged.

Brianne recently retired from the Washington Ballet after a 13 year career, dancing principal roles in both the classical and contemporary repertoire. During her career as a dancer, she discovered GYROTONIC® and found it to be a wonderful compliment to her dancing as well as to her daily life. Having a love for both dance and yoga, she finds that GYROTONIC® brings together many of the qualities that she appreciates in both disciplines- the grace, rhythm, freedom and expression of dance, along with the strength, flexibility, focus and awareness of breath of yoga. She received her foundation training at San Francisco GYROTONIC® with Nora Heiber. Brianne is also a professional photographer, specializing in dance, weddings and fine art. www.brianneblandphotography.com. Brianne is available Mondays from 10-7, Thursdays from 12-7, and Saturdays from 8-1. Please use the online scheduler to make an appointment. Francesca, born in Africa and of Czech descent, has experience teaching modern dance, ballet, tango, creative movement, yoga, stretch and GYROTONIC® exercise. She completed her GYROTONIC®  teacher training under master trainer Justine Bernard and is working towards her GYROKINESIS® certification. Beyond teaching, Francesca performs and choregraphs for dance and theater companies locally and abroad. Francesca is a full-time kindergarten teacher, plays violin and loves to paint in her spare time. She is available Saturdays from 2-8 and Sundays by appointment. Please use the online scheduler to make an appointment. Christin began her ballet training at the age of five in Salt Lake City, Utah and embarked upon her path toward a dance career with the Ballet West Academy at the University of Utah at age 10.   She also participated in summer programs at the New Zealand School of Dance, the Hong Kong International Summer Dance School, Jacob’s Pillow and the Berlin State Ballet.  Christin continued her studies at the Kirov Academy of Ballet in Washington, D.C..  Upon graduation from the Kirov Academy in 2002 she joined the Universal Ballet in Seoul, Korea.  Throughout her training and career as a professional ballet dancer she has studied Pilates, Yoga, and GYROTONIC®  She is now a certified GYROTONIC® and Pilates instructor. Heide has been a movement professional for over 20 years as a dancer, choreographer and teacher.  Her experience in Pilates, Yoga and Dance enables her to give students a unique workout experience with a focus on alignment.  She received a BFA in Dance from Purchase college and is certified with Yoga Alliance and PHI Institute.  She has performed and taught in New York, San Francisco and Virginia.  She has choreographed for many community theatre productions and is on staff with Dodgeball Theatre.   Margi has come to us through our dear friend Melissa.  She is a Washington DC native, went to middle school in Paris when her father was stationed at the Embassy.  Shopping daily for fresh food, cooking became her first passion. She graduated from the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, NY.  Her second passion golf, left her with back problems.   After getting a breast cancer diagnosis and going through treatment, Margi found Pilates and fell in love again.  Pilates has helped her back problems tremendously and she has never felt better! After practicing Pilates for five years Margi got her certification through BASI.  She loves to share her two favorite passions, Pilates and golf. Heather is a certified GYROTONIC® and GYROKINESIS® instructor.  She has traveled the country to expand her knowledge of this system, studying with Justine Bernard and Tracy Monaco at Elements, Sebastian Plattenberg at GYROTONIC® Manhattan, Debra Rose at San Francisco Gyrotonic®, and Mia Munroe in Seattle.  She holds advanced certification on the specialized equipment including Leg Extension Unit, Gyrotoner, and applications for Osteopathy. A lifelong student of movement, Heather has studied a variety of somatic/dance techniques throughout the country. She holds a B.A. in Dance from UNC-Greensboro. When not teaching at the Pilates Room, Heather continues her dance career as a performer and choreographer and is also a resident stage manager at Dance Place.