Leslie Ann was born and raised in Baltimore, MD. Leslie Ann graduated high school from Carver Center for the Arts and Technology where here primary focus was dance. At this point is where she began her concentration of study in the disciplines of ballet and modern dance. Leslie Ann was also recognized as a Maryland Distinguished Scholar while studying dance at Carver. She won many awards there including Best Choreography and Technique. Throughout her studies in high school she received scholarships to study dance at many places around the country including Virginia School of Ballet, Bates College, and Goucher College. Her studies at Carver Center and Goucher College was when Leslie Ann was first introduced to the Pilates Method.

Leslie Ann attended Goucher College and Graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Dance with a concentration in Choreography and Education. She spent time in New York City complete her certification in The Language of Dance (tm) Level 1 with Tina Curran and Ann Hutchinson Guest. From here she continued to study dance in Los Angeles with Denise Leitner, Malaya, and Terri Best. While in Los Angeles Leslie Ann traveled throughout the county with a local artist as a dancer and was featured in many shows on MTV, as well as in the film “Step Up” featuring Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan.

In 2011, Leslie Ann then began her Pilates Teacher Training with the United States Pilates Association ™, a licensee of the New York Pilates Studio ® Teacher Certification Program which is the first and oldest professional Pilates training program in the world. She had the fortunate opportunity to work under the tutelage of Romana Trained Laura Ward-Moran and Master Teacher Brett Howard.

Jana has been teaching Pilates for over 20 years. While originally hailing from the Midwest, Jana found Pilates while raising her children in upstate New York. After a short time taking classes at a local studio, Jana embarked on the certification process.

She gained her comprehensive certification through Pilates Inc. NYC with Romana and Shari in 2001. Soon after, she started her own studio.

After twelve years of owning and operating her own space, Jana relocated to Chicago when her husband changed jobs. To expand her personal practice and deepen her understanding of movement, she pursued a certification in Power Yoga and Hot Power Fusion with Corepower Yoga. This experience combined with her background in Pilates and personal training informs Jana’s holistic approach to fitness.

Jana spent the next four years teaching both yoga and Pilates in Chicago at a private studio and corporate gym before relocating to South Florida. Throughout her career Jana has seen Pilates change the lives of hundreds of her clients. She is excited to continue her Pilates journey with Zoeli!

Christa Carpani has been competitively dancing since she was 10 years old. She began to audition and was casted in music videos, live performances, and commercials at 15. She has worked with artists such as Ricky Iglesias, Pitbull, Thaila, and Becky G. In 2019, she was an NBA Miami Heat Dancer and was cast as one of the main dancers on the first season of Nickelodeon/Mundonick’s TV show “Club 57”. Christa has taught at various studios in South Florida for the past seven years in the genres of hip-hop, contemporary, lyrical, jazz, modern, and stretch/conditioning.

She has choreographed for competitions and college preparatory dance schools, winning choreography awards. She graduated from Florida International University with a BA in Business, Law, and Society but could not let go of her passion for movement and wellness. In 2017, Christa obtained a Classical Pilates Certification and opened a home studio training athletes and dancers to incorporate her love of Pilates into her dance instruction for total body wellness. In 2023, she obtained a second Classical Pilates USA certification under the direct instruction of Amanda Marley. She is excited to be a part of the Zoeli family

For the past 30 years+, Felice has been practicing the Art of Contrology or Pilates. She was first introduced to it in the dance world, more specifically ballet which is her passion and background. In 2002, she decided she loved Pilates so much that she wanted to become a Certified Instructor. Her quest led her to Power Pilates in NYC, which was led by 2nd generation instructors, meaning those who had been directly trained by Romana, a woman who worked with Joseph Pilates in his studio for decades until his death.

“I wanted to learn and teach the system as Joseph Pilates designed and intended it to be”. The rest is history as they say. Since 2002, Felice has been training students from children to octogenarians the fabulous work which heals the body from the inside out. Her extensive experience and knowledge enables her to safely train anyone from being in great shape wanting to get stronger, to anyone with physical limitations and challenges.

Other than Pilates, Felice’s other interests are taking ballet, singing, going to the beach, swimming, theater, reading , hairdressing, dancing of all kinds, laughing, and hanging out with her 3 cats. She is born and raised in Miami and has resided in Fort Lauderdale for the past 30 years.

Collegiate Track and Field runner
Social Dance Instructor
Current- Certified Personal Trainer
Functional Trainer- Senior population
Current- Transitioning- Classical Pilates Instructor
 

My mission - 'Changing lives for the better'

Lori is certified in not only Pilates but also has a 200 RYT Yoga Certification and Yin and Restorative Yoga. She brings a multitude of skills to the table. Not only does she love teaching and practicing Pilates and yoga, her experience with weight, HIIT and spinning helps make her an all around fitness expert. Lori exudes a love for Pilates, fitness, and health. She loves nothing more than helping others become healthy and strong.