Collette Stewart began studying movement at a very young age through dance. She has a BFA and an MFA in Dance and Pilates certification through The Pilates Center in Boulder. She has been teaching Pilates, dance and somatic practices since 1996.
Over the years, Collette has taught a wide range of individuals-from the very fit to the very injured-addressing tension and misalignment patterns, and pushing students towards stronger, more efficient movement. Collette began Pilates as a way to engage with her own deeply embedded scoliosis curvature in her spine. As a part of that process, she has also studied a variety of somatic practices including Feldenkrais, Franklin Method, Alexander and Body-Mind Centering. In addition to her movement expertise, Collette studies meditation with Tsoknyi Rinpoche and has been a meditation practitioner since 2001.
Collette is Teaching Faculty at UW Madison, where she teaches contemporary dance courses and directs the Pilates certificate, training undergraduate students to become Pilates teachers upon completion. She continues to perform as a dancer with Jin-Wen Yu dance and in her own choreographed projects.
