Misha Giardina
Pilates Instructor
Misha is a classically trained professional ballet dancer having danced with the Joffrey Ballet School and Oakland Ballet and has taken classes from Master teachers from all over the The United States. Pilates has been an integral part of her dance world starting at the age of 13 with the ballet dancers calling it “Floor Barre,” Better known as Joseph Pilates matt work. Having many knee and ankle injuries, she continually came back to Pilates as part of her physical therapy. When her dance career ended, she continued taking Pilates to stay fit and healthy and also to keep her ballet body. Realizing she loved it so much and how it helped all ages, body types, and injuries, she went on to get her Pilates certification at the department of Dance, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. She was Pilates certified and started working at Absolute Pilates in Las Vegas in 2006. Misha’s favorites are Exo chair workouts, booty, and abs!