Instructors

BARB CHASE: Barb grew up in St. Clair Shores, Michigan. She began her athletic career training, competing, coaching, then judging gymnastics. She is a certified EMT, Medical Office Assistant, NA, & Chiropractic Assistant, but her heart has always been in fitness. Upon discovering Pilates she knew this was the path of study for her. She trained and certified with the Physicalmind™ Institute, and Stott Pilates®
Barb has trained acomplished gymnasts, as well as elite hockey players helping them to reduce the incidence of injury and gain flexibility and core strength.
Barb opened SCS Pilates Connection, Inc. (formerly Core Connection) in September 2003 to offer programs designed to strengthen and balance the body from the inside out.

PATTI PARENTEAU: Patti is a Stott Pilates® certified instructor as well as a certified personal trainer. She is certified in Cardiolates® and loves working with all body types. She has managed excercise programs for the YMCA, and has been teaching for 20+ years.

MARGE PREZZATO: Marge is a devoted instructor and disciple of yoga. Besides teaching and practicing, Marge keeps herself educated by reading and studying ancient philosophies such as the yoga sutras and writings of yoga masters Patanjali, Iyengar and sri K.Pattabi Jois. Her modern day influences include Liz Lark, David Romanelli and especially Shiva Rea. She enjoys reading spiritual works by authors such as Deepak Chopra, Dan Millman, James Redfield, Eckhart Tolle, Neale Donald Walsch, the Dalai Lama and Sue Bender. Marge instills her passion for beauty in visual art, fashion, movies, dance, music, drumming, fine food and wine and humor into her yoga practice and life. She imparts an inner strength and awareness to her students in classes that include anything from a gentle or aerobic vinyasa flow, deep pranayama practice, energizing kundalini experience or tribal dance yoga.

SHANA HALLAM: Shana grew up in Grosse Pointe and has danced most of her life. Shana is a Stott Pilates® certified instructor. She is excited and passionate about Pilates and eager to continue her education and experience to give the clients what they need and the results they want. Shana has been teaching at Pilates Connection since Sept. 2008.

LAURA TENGLER: Laura is our new apprentice trainer. She spent many years practicing Pilates while working as a consultant in the banking industry. In 2009 with the reorganizing of the banking industry, she decided that a career change was in order. She is pursuing her passion which is Pilates. It has made a big difference in her life, and she would like to make that difference for others.