Devra Swiger
Devra is originally from New York although she has lived everywhere
from Nice France, to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. She danced in high school
and college and then continued to study dance as a hobby. Her Pilates
training began in 1999 after researching and writing an article on
Pilates for FitnessLink, an on-line fitness journal. Since 1999, Devra
has been certified in mat based Pilates by Polestar, the Physicalmind
Institute and Colleen Glenn Studios. She also has her certification in
Pilates equipment from Alternative Fitness of Charlotte, NC, and is
Polestar Studio Series certified .
Devra has taught in the Charlotte, NC area at the JCC, the YMCA, The
Lake Norman Yoga Center, River Run Country Club and the Peninsula
Country Club. She owned her own Pilates studio in Davidson, NC where she
trained many people including a few football players, basketball, NASCAR
and former ballet dancers. She has also written and published several
articles on mind/body fitness and Pilates. She speaks fluent French and
Spanish and a little Russian, Mandarin Chinese and Italian. Most
recently, Devra owned her own studio in Louisville, KY. While in
Louisville, she worked at Baptist East Milestone Fitness Center and at
the Jewish Community Center.
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