QTBIPOC Pilates will interweave slow, rhythmic exercises that will focus on your entire being as a temple - your physical body from bottom to top. Intensity and pace will build throughout class to elevate our heart rates and collective energy. That energy will be exerted through dance cardio and shared movement. The goal is for us to sweat while having fun, with the purpose of endurance training. Class will end with a component of somatic movement that will cool us down and aid us in collectively calming our nervous systems.

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We honor our black pilates elders, specifically Kathy Stanford Grant (who trained under Joseph Pilates himself). She was a first generation pilates instructor that brought pilates to the United States. She was also an acclaimed choreographer and performance artist. While this is an ass-building workout, it is also about the reclamation of Mos Bay Area roots, uplifting dark skin hot girl/hot queer rappers, and creating spaciousness for body neutrality. Aśe.​