Brent Anderson, President of Polestar
Education LLC
Brent Anderson, co-founder of Polestar Education LLC based
in Miami Florida USA, is a leading authority in performing arts medicine
and Pilates exercise techniques for rehabilitation and fitness. A licensed
Physical Therapist and Orthopedic Certified Specialist, Brent is a frequent
speaker at national and international scientific and professional conferences.
He currently serves as President of Polestar Education, based in Miami,
Florida. Contact Brent Anderson directly: brent@polestareducation.com
Brent Anderson consults with professional dance companies, schools and
conservatories throughout the world. He served as President of the American
Physical Therapy Association's Performing Arts Special Interest Group
and is a member of the Research Committee, International Association of
Dance Medicine and Science.
Brent is currently pursuing a doctorate in Physical Therapy at the University
of Miami, Division of Physical Therapy.
Dawnna Wayburne has been closely involved in the
area of physical training for most of her life and, since early childhood,
was trained in Ballet, one of the most technical and demanding of physical
disciplines. Dawnna is a Registered teacher of the Royal Academy of Dancing
as well as an Associate Diploma holder of the Imperial Society of Dancing.
Dawnna Wayburne Polestar Pilates Asia Inc.-Education
Director
Since 1973 Dawnna has trained intensively in the Pilates field and has,
over the years, worked with Master teachers of universal repute some of
whom worked with Joseph Pilates himself. Dawnna was the first to set up
a combined Gyrotonic® / Pilates exercise studio in Asia. The success
of her programme can be directly related to her ability to develop and
maintain high instructor standards and the fact that she has been able
to bring together a variety of training techniques to create a unique
exercise environment from which clients and students alike benefit greatly.
Dawnna a director of Polestar Pilates Asia Inc., the Polestar Licensee
for Asia, is also an educator for the Polestar Pilates® Education
LLC, based in Miami Florida, world leaders in the field of Pilates instructor
training for fitness and rehabilitation professionals. She spends a considerable
part of her time conducting in-house and external instructor training
programmes in Hong Kong and other cities in Asia.
A true movement and training specialist, Dawnna attends seminars and courses
in the fields of Pilates, Gyrotonic® (she is a Level 2 Master Trainer
) and other mind-body exercise methods on a regular basis all over the
world.
Contact Dawnna directly: Dawnna@polestarpilatesasia.com.hk
Shelley Power
Shelly Power is the Director of Education for Polestar Pilates Education. Shelly is also one of Polestar's Principal Educators, and has taught for Polestar Pilates Education since its inception in 1992. She has been a member of International Association for Dance Medicine & Science (IADMS) since 1996, and is a member of the Pilates Method Alliance. Shelly danced professionally for twelve years with the Sacramento-based modern dance company Dale Scholl Dance/Art. During this time she also trained dancers from the Sacramento Ballet in Pilates. She received her BS degree in Dance from California State University, Sacramento, where she served on the faculty from 1992-1998.
Sherri Betz
Sherri Betz, Physical Therapist, is a 1991 graduate
of Louisiana State University's School of Physical Therapy. Utilisation
of Pilates-based methods for treatment of the pelvic girdle are integral
to her practice as a physical therapist. Sherri has developed Women's
and Corporate Wellness Programmes covering a variety of topics and has
been involved with research leading to her authorship of The Osteoporosis
Exercise Book: Building Better Bones. She is the Western Regional Director
for Polestar Pilates Education's Rehabilitation Programme, and is Director
of Pilates Programmes at Western Athletic Club's Courtside Club.
Sherri is owner of TheraPilates Physical Therapy, Santa Cruz, California
You can contact Sherri Betz at:
Dav Cohen
Principal Educator, Polestar Pilates Education
Dav entered into the fitness world in 1992 as a certified personal fitness
trainer. He began his study of Pilates exercise techniques also in 1992
while in Los Angeles, California with Kim Lee. His interest in the movement
sciences and rehabilitation led him to pursue a Master of Science Degree
in Physiotherapy, which he received from the University of Miami in 1998.
Since then Dav has worked in a variety of fitness and rehabilitation settings, including Orthopaedic Physiotherapy clinics, fitness centres, health clubs and with the Miami City Ballet. As a Principal Instructor with Polestar Education, known internationally for it‚s Pilates-evolved rehabilitation and fitness curriculum and certification, Dav conducts Pilates teacher training workshops and seminars locally and nationally. Most recently, Dav has worked in Denver, Colorado as the Pilates Program Director for HealthSouth and then for the Athletic Club at Denver Place.
His Pilates experience includes teaching group Reformer and Mat classes, private and semi-private lessons utilizing all the Studio equipment, as well as Pilates-based rehabilitation and post-rehabilitation.
Contact Dav Cohen directly: dav@polestarpilates.com