About the Spring Fling 2020 Instructors

SUSANNAH COTRONE is co-owner of Cotrone Pilates and in 2001 was certified by the New York Pilates Guild and then grandfathered into Romana’s Pilates and became a second generation instructor following the lineage of Joseph Pilates under the tutelage of Romana Kyransowska. Susannah currently co-owns Cotrone Pilates with her husband Sam Cotrone in West Hollywood since 2013, and offers a classical Pilates certification program that is certifying the third generation of classical Pilates Instructors. Susannah was the featured talent and co-choreographer of the original Winsor Pilates video series that was distributed worldwide, and she also created, starred and produced two DVDs for Pilatesstick, a portable Pilates tool and training program. Susannah has been featured in Pilatesstyle magazine and on “TV Guide’s” Hollywood Bodies and Hollywood’s Hard Bodies for her work with Hollywood celebrities and expertise with the Pilates method. Susannah has been featured on TheHuffingtonPost.com, PilatesStyle.com, VoyageLA.com and Pilates Style magazine.

DANA SANTI was certified through the New York Pilates Guild in 1998. She studied under the tutelage of Juanita Lopez and obtained full certification from Romana Kryzanowska. The Dana Santi Pilates studio is located just outside of Chicago, where she runs a rigorous and exacting certification program. She is a featured instructor on Pilates Anytime, and when she teaches Pilates she believes in making every effort to keep Pilates pure, authentic and true to its original form. More about Dana

JUAN ESTRADA has over 18 years of fitness teaching experience having built an extensive client base in his home city of New York and expanded nationally and internationally. He was introduced to Pilates while a professional dancer in Chicago and counts as his mentors, Romana Kryzanowska, Bob Liekens, Susan Moran, and Alycea Ungaro. More about Juan

DARIEN GOLD was introduced to the Pilates method in 1992, and she felt an immediate connection to the work and began studying with Romana Kryzanowska, a Joseph Pilates premier disciple. The Pilates technique seemed familiar to Darien because of her extensive background in high level gymnastics and her eighteen years as a professional dancer. Darien spent the next few years incorporating Pilates into her dance classes and in 1997, completed her Pilates certification. More about Darien

CHAZ KNIGHT has been teaching Pilates for three years. Two years after receiving his Pilates certification, where he went from apprentice to running the certification program and teaching 40 hours a week, Chaz decided to go out on his own. More about Chaz

CARRIE RUSSO is certified through the elite Romana's Pilates in 2005 and was fortunate to study directly with Romana during her certification, making her a Second-Generation Instructor, a rarity today, particularly rare in the Los Angeles area. She’s been teaching since 2005 and has had many clients from celebrities, to elite athletes, to senior citizens to young moms. Men and Women. All body types, all walks of life. More about Carrie

SAM COTRONE was certified in 2001 and currently co-owns Cotrone Pilates with his wife Susannah Cotrone in West Hollywood since 2013, and offers a classical Pilates certification program that is certifying the third generation of classical Pilates Instructors. Sam has worked exclusively with top Hollywood clients, from in front of the camera, to behind. He has also worked with many heads of studios. Sam’s clients come to see him exclusively from as far away as Europe, Asia, Toronto, and New York. Sam is one of the most sought-after instructors in Los Angeles, and frequently works with many of the Dancing with the Stars celebrities and dancers. More about Sam

ALL THINGS PILATES Darien Gold, producer, writer and host of the podcast, ALL THINGS PILATES brings her style and interviewing skills she developed as a radio show host. Her intention is to reach a larger audience and give greater exposure to guests who knew or worked with Joseph Pilates. In addition, First, Second and Third Generation instructors are also featured who are passionate about the Pilates philosophy, tradition and principles.

Listeners can also hear those in complementary health fields such as Gyrotonic, yoga, podiatry and chiropractic. Considered now to be a global phenomenon, the Pilates method is profoundly changing both the wellness and fitness landscapes and with the ALL THINGS PILATES podcast, many of these professionals helping to make those changes possible will have their contributions preserved. dariengold.com