Ocean Wave Pilates teachers
friendly professional and highly trained: tel 01273 724472
Ocean Wave Pilates
in Brighton and Hove boasts some of the
Hundreds of Pilates professionals around the world have qualified to teach Pilates under the experienced tuition of Master Pilates Trainer Paul Anthony McLinden
20 independent Pilates matwork teachers and studio owners throughout
Paul’s
hand-picked staff of highly qualified trainers work with a vast
cross-section of clients at Ocean Wave Pilates
in Brighton
and Hove, ranging from brick layers to school teachers, professional
dancers, sports personalities and a handful of high-profile Hollywood
celebrities
With nearly thirty years in the industry, Paul Anthony McLinden has helped to shape mainstream Pilates into one of the world’s fastest growing exercise methods.
During the 1980’s, while completing his classical ballet training with London’s Central Ballet School, Paul certified to teach Pilates as one of the first apprentices to Alan Herdman, the internationally renowned master who is credited with bringing the Pilates method to the UK.
Paul went on to spend nearly a decade under contract as a soloist for national ballet companies in Italy, Sweden, Germany, Spain and Israel. During the peak of his performance career, he shared a stage with some of ballet’s biggest stars, including Rudolf Nureyev, Carla Fracchi, and the Bolshoi’s Nina Ananiashvili.
In the early 1990’s, Paul successfully completed the Professional Dancers’ Teaching Course at the Royal Academy of Dance, personally approved to teach classical ballet by then president Dame Margot Fonteyn. After his certification by the RAD, Paul accepted teaching positions at three of Italy’s most celebrated ballet academies: San Carlo di Napoli, Reggio Emilia Opera House and the esteemed Arena di Verona.
Having travelled the world perfecting the classical method, Paul returned to the UK in 1996 to become the first Head of Teacher Training for the newly-founded Body Control Pilates Association. Body Control is now Europe’s largest training body and an undisputed international leader in Pilates education. Today, Paul remains one of the most recognisable names in the Pilates industry.
Since co-founding Brighton and Hove’s first studio nearly 15 years ago, hundreds of instructors have certified to teach under Paul’s experienced tuition. Paul has presented Masterclass Workshops on five continents and remains a Senior Course Lecturer for Body Control. His first instructional DVD ‘Pilates for Dancers’ was released in 2009.
Paul and his hand-picked staff of trainers work with a large cross-section of clients at his dedicated equipment studio, Ocean Wave Pilates. His private client base includes school teachers, taxi drivers, professional dancers, sports personalities and a handful of high-profile Hollywood celebrities.
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 is also certified to teach Pilates by the Body Control Pilates Association and is a level 3 member of the Register of Exercise Professionals.
Jason’s calm and easy going approach demonstrates a natural ability to instruct others in the Pilates method. Over the past 8 years, he has co-presented Masterclass Workshops for fellow Pilates instructors for the world’s largest Pilates studio chain and was invited to demonstrate advanced Pilates technique to hundreds of Pilates instructors on a national tour of Australia. Jason is featured in the DVD ‘Pilates for Dancers’ and is a former Associate Lecturer in movement for dancers at the University of Chichester.
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.
Beth is a trained dancer who worked professionally for many years and travelled extensively throughout her career. Her love of Pilates comes from her dance background where Pilates was paramount to her day to day training. Having studied Pilates for many years herself, Beth decided to put her passion for the method into teaching it, and trained with Paul Anthony McLinden in a 12 month apprenticeship. She is now qualified to teach Pilates matwork and studio equipment.
