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Val Jones

Riverside Pilates Wirral is run by Val Jones (MA, Level 3 BCP), a qualified Body Control Pilates teacher, who teaches all the sessions at RPW. In addition to mat based work, Val is also qualified to teach in a studio setting using Pilates machines such as the Reformer and Cadillac. Val originally trained as a dancer and Pilates has always been part of her training regime throughout her career. After she finished performing she continued to work in the theatre industry as a choreographer, simultaneously developing her career as a dance teacher, lecturer and examiner. She is a Fellow and Examiner of the ISTD and also been awarded the ARAD and RAD Diploma by the Royal Academy of Dancing.

A ruptured achilles tendon proved to be the catalyst for Val to retrain and use her movement and teaching skills in another way by teaching Pilates. She credits Pilates with prolonging her career and aiding her recovery from injury and now passes on her knowledge to vocational performing arts students.

Val decided to create RPW in order to give more people the opportunity to experience the benefits of the Pilates approach to physical fitness and well being.