College of Fine and Applied Arts

By Nancye Edwards

Appalachian State University Department of Theatre and Dance will sponsor community Pilates workshops for advanced beginner and intermediate students on March 11 and April 8 from 9 a.m.-noon in Varsity Gym on Appalachian’s campus. The March workshop focuses on mat exercises, cadillac and spine correctors and the April workshop focuses on the reformer, the “wunda” chair and the ladder barrel apparatus. The cost is $175 for both workshops or $100 for a single session if paid prior to the start of the first workshop.

Pilates is based on the idea of demonstrating complete coordination in body, mind and spirit. The Pilates form was developed from both Eastern and Western practices, including yoga, zen meditation and ancient forms of Greek and Roman exercise.

 The workshop facilitators, Dance Studies Professor Marianne Adams and Dance Studies Senior Lecturer Rebecca Quin, are certified through the New York Pilates Studio, where they received instruction from Romana Kryzanowska, a longtime prodigy of exercise creator Joseph Pilates.

The practice of Pilates involves more than 500 exercises that can be performed lying, standing or sitting. The movement form can be adapted to challenge intermediate students or simplified for beginners. "The Pilates method is designed to stretch and strengthen the muscles of the body, while sharpening the concentration and observational skills of the mind," said Quin.

"The Pilates method has withstood the test of time, as it has proven to be effective for ongoing conditioning and useful as a rehabilitation method,” said Adams. “The emphasis on coordination of mind/body also increases one's sense of mindfulness, a quality that is much needed in today's hectic and multi-focused lifestyles."

For more information, visit theatreanddance.appstate.edu or contact Rebecca Quin at hower@appstate.edu. Varsity Gymnasium is located at 530 Rivers Street. Parking is available in faculty and staff parking areas on campus after 5:30 p.m. on weekdays and at all times on weekends. Covered parking is located in the Rivers Street Parking Deck directly across the street from Varsity Gymnasium. 

Media Contact
Rebecca Quin
hower@appstate.edu

About the Department of Theatre and Dance


The Department of Theatre and Dance is one of seven departments housed in Appalachian’s College of Fine and Applied Arts. Its mission is to facilitate transformative experiences for students and the public, which cultivate compassionate, creative and collaborative communities through theatre and dance. The department also offers coursework for integrated learning through the arts to the general university student population. Its dynamic co-curricular production program provides exemplary theatre and dance experiences to departmental students, the university community and the region.

About Appalachian


Appalachian State University, in North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Mountains, prepares students to lead purposeful lives as global citizens who understand and engage their responsibilities in creating a sustainable future for all. The transformational Appalachian experience promotes a spirit of inclusion that brings people together in inspiring ways to acquire and create knowledge, to grow holistically, to act with passion and determination, and embrace diversity and difference. As one of 17 campuses in the University of North Carolina system, Appalachian enrolls about 18,000 students, has a low student-to-faculty ratio and offers more than 150 undergraduate and graduate majors.

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