Paul and Jason Teaching Classical Pilates Reformer Technique

Pilates for Dancers with Paul Anthony McLinden

see www.pilatesfordancers.co.uk

Why ocean wave ?

''I can't believe how quickly I've sorted out my neck and shoulder problems.  In just five weeks, I can move my neck more than I've been able to in years - and that's after having long courses with chiropractors, physios, and massage therapists.  I am most grateful to have lost the ‘tenseness’ that I've been carrying…  I noticed a difference after my very first Pilates session at ocean wave pilates.”

Ms. A. Lewis, Brighton

  “Good teachers can be made, but the truly great ones are born.  Paul Anthony McLinden’s teaching is technically correct, yet innovative and creative.  I urge you to attend… in fact, I envy you!”

 Lynne Robinson, the world’s top selling Pilates author and co-founder of the Body Control Pilates Association  

 “Pilates doesn’t just work, it produces really quite amazing results.  I have achieved a monumental 8 % increase in bone density and my doctors agree, it has to be from practicing Pilates!  A big ‘thank you’ to my fantastic instructors at ocean wave pilates for the hard work we’ve all done together, both on the mat and on the equipment… it has been life enhancing in so many different ways.” -

Ms. S. Box, Hove  

 “Paul Anthony McLinden has travelled across the globe perfecting the Classical Pilates work.  He is one of the UK’s first and only Pilates teachers to open his heart, his mind, and his studio to fresh ideas.”

Siri Dharma Galliano, celebrity Pilates trainer to Madonna, Sting, Uma Thurman, Cameron Diaz, and Jessica Lange

ocean wave pilates teaching team

Paul Anthony McLinden  

With nearly three decades in the industry, Paul Anthony McLinden has helped to shape mainstream Pilates into one of the world’s fastest growing exercise methods.  During Paul’s classical ballet career in the 1980’s, he trained as an apprentice to Pilates legend Alan Herdman, the man credited with first bringing Pilates to the UK. By the end of the 1990’s, Paul had travelled the globe studying and certifying hundreds of Pilates teachers as the Head of Teacher Training for the Body Control Pilates Association, an undisputed world leader in Pilates education.   

Today, Paul remains one of the most respected and recognisable names in the Pilates industry. Since co-founding Brighton and Hove’s first Pilates studio in 1997, 15 local matwork teachers and studio owners in and around Brighton and Hove first qualified to teach Pilates as studio apprentices to Paul.  He remains a Senior Course Lecturer for the Body Control Pilates Association and is certified as a Level 3 Pilates Instructor by the Register for Exercise Professionals.

Paul and his hand-picked staff of trainers work with a vast cross-section of clients at ocean wave pilates, ranging from brick layers to school teachers, professional dancers, sports personalities and a handful of high-profile Hollywood celebrities.  

Paul’s book and DVD series entitled Pilates for Dancers is to be published in 2010.   

Wendy Hookham  

Wendy Hookham first took up Pilates to mobilise and relieve pain from a deep shoulder injury. She soon realised that Pilates produced immediate positive results, improving her posture, streamlining and strengthening her entire body. This experience began her passion for Pilates and her two years of matwork and equipment training as an apprentice to the Body Control Pilates Association’s former Head of Teacher Training, Paul Anthony McLinden.  

Wendy teaches in both a classical and modified style, using a 'hands on' approach, whilst recognizing each individual's needs. Clients have remarked how accessible and clear Wendy's teaching style is, noticing visible improvements in their balance and core stability. Wendy enjoys interacting with all clients, encouraging feedback and creating a stimulating studio environment.  

Max Lobatto  

Max Lobatto has always been interested, from a very early age, in fitness, movement, and physical well-being.  At the age of 7, he began his lifelong career of martial arts training.  Like many other athletes, Max first discovered the Pilates method when he needed to repair a sports-related injury.  He went on to complete a eleven-month apprenticeship to Paul Anthony McLinden in 2008 and is now fully certified to teach both Pilates matwork and studio equipment. 

Max has a gentle yet enthusiastic approach to teaching, and is dedicated to increasing widespread awareness of all Pilates has to offer.  

Jason Thomas  

Jason Thomas first discovered the Pilates method in southern California during the mid 1990’s.  It wasn’t until moving to the UK in 2003 that he was accepted as a full-time apprentice to Master Trainer Paul Anthony McLinden. 

Jason demonstrates a natural ability to instruct others in the Pilates method, with his committed yet easy-going approach.    

In 2007, Jason co-presented Masterclass Workshops for fellow Pilates instructors at the Buenos Aires headquarters of the world’s largest Pilates studio chain -Tamara Di Tella Pilates- and was invited to demonstrate Advanced Pilates Reformer technique to hundreds of Pilates instructors on a national tour of Australia. 

Jason is an Associate Lecturer in movement for dancers at the University of Chichester, and is the co-author of Pilates for Dancers, due for release in 2010.