Jordanna Whittle: Owner/Manager

Jordanna has extensive dancing experience, including ballet, contemporary dance, modern jazz, hip hop, and tap. After completing high school Jordanna continued her dance studies by completing an Associate Degree in Dance at the Queensland University of Technology.

Jordanna has combined her dancing expertise with the Pilates Method since 2002 when she started her Pilates career with the Pilates Institute of Australasia (PIA). In 2008 Jordanna completed her full Comprehensive Training Course with Body Arts and Science (BASI). In the last 3 years Jordanna has committed herself to the BASI system, with both interstate and international BASI training. She is now currently an Assisting Teacher Trainer for the BASI Full Comprehensive Teacher Training Courses.

Jordanna opened her studio, previously known as Pilates with Jordanna, in October 2005 and it has grown into one of the most popular and well sought after Pilates studios in Brisbane. Jordanna, and her partner Shayne, are proud to represent BASI Pilates in Australia and are privileged to be the only studio to host BASI workshops and training in Brisbane.

Jordanna thoroughly enjoys seeing her clients progress from their initial beginners or rehabilitation program to moving freely with functional movement patterns and quality of life. Clients are referred to Jordanna for numerous reasons but continue their Pilates sessions as a way of life.

Shayne Smith

Shayne is a qualified Karate instructor and holds the rank of 4th Dan Jun Shidoin, awarded by the Shukukai World Karate Union. Shayne has been training in Karate for the past 16 years with Samurai International World Chief Instructor Shihan Paul Mitchell 8th Dan.

In 2006 Shayne started training in the Pilates method for a knee injury sustained during Karate competition. During this time he found the same passion for Pilates as Karate and since then has become a qualified BASI Instructor. Shayne is also training to become a BASI teacher trainer for Australia. Shayne's passion and interest is with all clients, particularly other men, so they too find a wealth of inspiration and fitness in the Pilates method.

Sachiko Asami

Sachiko Asami has been teaching Pilates from 2006 to 2010 in Body Arts and Science International in Japan where she studied under the faculty member of BASI Pilates Yae Tatebe and other faculty members when they came to Japan. Sachiko has been swimming since she was a child and loves many sporting activities.

In 2010, she moved to Brisbane to study English and completed the BASI Pilates Comprehensive Teacher Training at Maroochydore Sunshine Coast. She is now studying Physiotherapy at Australian Institute of Applied Sciences.

Sachiko aims to develop her Pilates skills further and wants to travel to other countries to visit other Pilates studios.

Erin Coates

Erin is a trained freelance dance artist with over 15 years of dancing experience, and holds a Bachelor of Creative Industries in Dance (QUT). After graduating in 2009, Erin went on to become a certified BASI Pilates instructor and has been teaching at Pilates Studio 64 since then.

After sustaining a back injury in 2007, Pilates was recommended to Erin. It worked wonders for her – not only did it help to repair the injury, but it also helped to make her a stronger dancer. She is now a fitter, healthier and happier person as a result.

Through her teaching, Erin hopes to help clients achieve the same feeling of self-fulfilment. She encourages her clients to move to their body’s full potential and loves to see them improve and strengthen each week.

In the future, Erin hopes to dance and teach Pilates overseas, and would also like to specialise in Pilates for dancers. She looks forward to the continual learning experiences and opportunities that Pilates will bring.