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The Pilates Method of Body Conditioning, as practiced at The Art of Control®, offers both individual and group training, independent work for experienced students, individual sessions at home for students otherwise unable to come to the studio, and group and individual Mat classes. There is also the opportunity for those dedicated to the method to become instructors. The studio also offers massage therapy and other bodywork services. The Art of Control® is the first studio in upper Westchester that descends directly - in its methods and in its certification - from Joseph Pilates himself. Every instructor at The Art of Control® has been trained and Certified by the Master teacher, Romana Kryzanowska, who was herself, trained by Joseph Pilates, or by Simona Cipriani, the Director of The Art of Control® . The certification program assures that the system as developed by Joseph Pilates is taught safely and effectively, and is consistent with the experience of more than 70 years of practice.

Simona Cipriani, a Certified Instructor of the Pilates Method for over 12 years, directs The Art of Control®. Ms. Cipriani has studied extensively with Romana Kryzanowska at Drago's Gym in New York City, where she taught by Romana's side. A former dancer for more than twenty-five years, Ms. Cipriani started performing at the age of fourteen in Italy. She has performed in both Europe and the United States. She has appeared frequently as a dancer on television and in commercials, and has appeared on television presenting The Pilates Method of Body Conditioning. As a ballroom dancer, she participates frequently in competitions, and is a consistent First Place winner. Ms. Cipriani has studied at Juliard and holds a B.F.A. in Dance from SUNY at Purchase and is also a licensed massage therapist in Connecticut and New York State.

Ms. Cipriani currently travels in Europe and the United States teaching the Authentic Pilates Method. She has taught a series of workshops in Rome, Italy and extensively assisting Master Teacher, Romana Kryzanowska. Currently Ms. Cipriani is studying to be a Feldenkrais Practitioner and she was chosen to assist athletes as a massage therapist at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, and the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino, Italy. Click here for pictures from the Olympics.

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