Jamaica Janowicz

Pilates Instructor

BACKGROUND: A native Californian, Jamaica has been studying various forms of dance since age six. She received her early training with the Royal Academy of Dance and the Marin Ballet, and went on to continue her training as a dance major at the State University of New York at Purchase. Throughout her post-collegiate dancing career, Jamaica has had the opportunity to perform with myriad dance companies, ensemble groups, dancers and choreographers. In 2001 she began instructing at the Stapleton School of the Performing Arts, where she currently teaches children the art of ballet and modern dance. Jamaica eventually became an astute student of Pilates after being “saved” by the method, rehabilitating from a spinal injury after a car accident. Over time, she realized that dance was not her only calling. In 2005 Jamaica completed her Pilates certification under the tutelage of Carol Appel at Body Kinetics/MVHC, one of the best known and highly regarded Pilates programs in Northern California. There she successfully demonstrated her ability to teach Pilates with a high standard and full comprehension of the method as a whole, focusing on the original principals of Joseph H. Pilates.