Ann Toran Email & Phone Number

130 West 37Th St Third Fl Ny Ny 10018

Ann Toran, is a native New Yorker, born in Manhattan, who made Pilates her career after reaping its benefits as an injured ballet dancer. In 1980, Ann sustained a major back injury while performing with The Croatian National Theater in Zagreb, Croatia, which was considered career-threatening. She became a Pilates devotee after experiencing its effectiveness in both her rehabilitation and her improved fitness. Thanks to the Pilates Method she not only performed again but was subsequently promoted to Soloist!Ann and her husband, Chiropractor Errol Toran, have dedicated themselves to making the Pilates reformer affordable and available to everyone at their New York City locations.Ann is NCPT Certified and continues to further her Pilates education by regularly attending several conferences annually. Ann completed the Pilates Master Mentor Program with Pilates Elder Lolita San Miguel in November of 2011 and is now considered a Second Generation Pilates teacher. She was first certified by Polestar Pilates in the Reformer, Mat and Studio (all apparatus) certifications. After teaching for Polestar Pilates, Ann joined Balanced Body in 2008 as a Balanced Body Master Instructor and currently conducts Pilates Teacher Training at her Pilates Reforming New York Authorized Training Center.Ann feels the ultimate honor and challenge is developing and inspiring the next generation of Pilates teachers. Ann considers herself an ambassador of Pilates, enthusiastically traveling internationally to share her Pilates passion. Ann is thrilled to have taught in many countries including Lausanne, Switzerland; London, England; Valencia, Spain; Florence, Italy; Hong Kong; Prague, Czech Republic; Rio Janeiro, Brazil; Seoul, South Korea; Moscow, Russia; Istanbul, Turkey; Belgrade, Serbia and Mumbai, India - where she was the first Balanced Body teacher invited to train Pilates teachers; and Monchengladbach, Germany - where the first Pilates Day under Lolita San Miguel was held in May 2011.

130 West 37Th St. Third Fl New York Ny 10018

Founded in 2002, Pilates Reforming New York, was the first studio in NYC to specialize in Group Pilates Reformer classes. Pilates in its traditional form is highly effective but costly. We were determined to make Pilates both highly effective and most importantly affordable. With our 2 NYC locations, and our now Virtual classes our goal is to make it not only affordable but available. Our studio runs the latest web-based technology to further enhance the ease of purchasing and scheduling classes.

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As a guest Pilates Instructor aboard The World I had the privilege of working with an exclusive community of residents who highly prioritize their fitness health and well being so that they can maximize their explorations as they circumnavigate the world. The World's fully equipped Pilates studio allowed me to utilize all of my skills as a Master Instructor and address their individual needs. I taught both Reformer classes and Private sessions during my time aboard as we sailed from Argentina to Uruguay and back.

As an Educator for Polestar Pilates Education I am honored to have been selected to teach the Allegro and Mat courses at the New York City Host Site, Pilates Reforming New York, which my husband Errol Toran, D.C. and I own. I also, when asked, give Workshops and teach Master Classes at conferences and around the world. I have had the pleasure of teaching at the Polestar Conference in Miami in 2007 and have taught master classes in Hong Kong, Switzerland and the Czech Republic.

I joined Chiropractic Care at Times Square in 1994 putting my retail managerial experience into practice in a challenging healthcare environment. It was a very educational experience. Working along side Dr. Errol Toran I learned a great deal about health insurance and human anatomy! At the time the practice included Chiropractic, Physical Therapy, Acupuncture, Massage Therapy and Movement Therapy. It was a great education. As time went on I sat in on more and more cases gaining valuable knowledge of x-ray analysis as well as treatment of the body as a whole. Ultimately this lead to my pursuing a career as a hands on body practitioner specifically a Pilates teacher.

I was a part of Kenneth Cole's sales team at this frst location, the Columbus Ave store. It was a great thrill to work for Kenneth back in the early days. I loved and still love his shoes. I learned a great deal working in retail and particularly in a commission position. When I left he signed a great poster for me that said, "Dear Ann, Thanks for always putting your best foot forward!"

I began my shoe career in sales quickly moving up to the top sales person in the United States. That was alot of shoes. My consistent high sales got me noticed and I was promoted to assistant store manager and finally store manager of the South Street Seaprot store and lastly the famour Columbus Ave store. This store was notorious back in the 80's for staying open until midnight on Friday and Saturday evenings. I was proud of my job there and these years proved to be very educational. It was this retail background that gave me the confidence in later years to open a Pilates Studio in NYC.

A very interesting year dancing with Ohio Ballet under the direction of Heinz Poll. It was a small company of dancers which gave all dancers a great opportunity to perform. A tough year but again if it doesn't kill you it makes you stronger!

During the years 1979-1984 I had the unique opportunity of being invited to join the Corps de Ballet of the Croatian National Theatre. These were without a doubt some of the bet years of my life. I performed a full repetoire of ballets and opera's including Swan Lake, Romeo and Juliet, Coppelia, Carmen, Don Quixote, Giselle and assortment of domestic choreographers as well. I had many pieces choreographed on me which is truly an honor. I suffered a back injury during my early years there but as they say if it doesn't kill you in makes you stronger! I was subsequently promoted to a Soloist until I departed in 1984 as the rumblings of the war started. It truly was a magical experience that shaped my life to come.

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The Konnector® on the Balanced Body Allegro Reformer enables full-body workouts by Konnecting arms and legs through a single rope system.

Master Teacher, Pilates

Lolita San Miguel, Pilates Elder, is one of only two teachers actually certified by Joseph H. Pilates himself. Lolita is now offering her.

Pilates

Activities and Societies: Full curriculum of Pilates

Pilates

I was fortunate to have been introduced to Dr. Brent Anderson of Polestar Pilates Educatioin at a dance medicine conference in Madrid.

Bs, Pre-Med

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