Owner and Director Hally Bayer

Thrive Pilates is a product of a lifetime of experience and education in health, fitness and counseling. Hally’s passion for health and wellness began early in her life. As a dancer, she was always interested in physical fitness. When she was just fifteen ....More
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Senior Instructor Gina Hoch-Stall


An enthusiastic instructor of Pilates, Kickboxing and now Piloxing, Gina brings her love of moving and learning about the body to every class she teaches. She first began studying Pilates 10 years ago as a means to supplement ...More
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Senior Instructor Jae Hoon Lim

Since his departure from full time dance career in June, 2010, Jae Hoon is working towards a Power Pilates Comprehensive Certification.. As a second degree Reiki practitioner, Jae Hoon believes in joyful and healthy living through the harmony of mind, body and spirit ...More
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Instructor Mary Horwitz

Mary’s approach to teaching Pilates and Yoga comes from a place of wellness promotion. After practicing as an oncology nurse for 20 years Mary took her own passion for fitness and health to a new level. She first certified in Pilates ...More
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Assistant Director Lauren Kelly

Hailing from Virginia Beach, VA, Lauren has been practicing Pilates for more than a decade. She began her practice as a dancer and decided to get her first certification in the method after recognizing its amazing benefits after a knee surgery in 2006. Lauren is fully certified to teach after completing a 9 month, 700 hour program with Power Pilates of New York City and is also a member of the Pilates Method Alliance. ...More
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Senior Instructor Liz Reynolds

Liz received her full mat and apparatus Pilates certification from Sal Anthony's Movement Salon in New York City in 2005.   Her eclectic training, which encouraged developmental dexterity, provided Liz with a unique approach to teaching the Pilates method.  As a dancer/choreographer ...More
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Instructor Fania Tsakalakos

Fania Maria Tsakalakos, a.k.a. Fania de Grecia, is a versatile performance and somatics/dance teaching artist, who recently relocated to Philadelphia from Athens, Greece. Fania holds a Master of Fine Arts in Dance from Smith College and BFA in Dance and Psychology from Rutgers University and several certifications. Her motto "embodying versatility" encourages students to stay present for and open to embodiment. As a singer/songwriter ...More
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Dance Instructor Sun-Mi Cho

Sun-Mi is a professional ballet/modern dancer and ballet coach/teacher with over 15 years of movement expertise.  She received a full scholarship to study dance at Southern Methodist University where she graduated with a B.F.A. in Dance and a B.A. in Advertising.  She trained extensively on fellowship for two years with Alvin Ailey American Dance School.  Her professional performance experience is extensive ...More
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