RECREATING THE BARREL:
Prop Based Pilates For Spinal Mechanics!
Sunday, April 19th, 9:00-10:30am (Los Angeles)
No barrel? No problem. Not every studio has access to a Spine Corrector or Ladder Barrel; however, the movement principles developed on these apparatus can still be effectively trained. Come join Danica Kalemdaroglu, founder of the Somaphyx Pilates Method as she demonstrates how commonly available props such as the balance ball, foam roller, TheraBand, hand, and ankle weights take front stage. In this creative, movement-filled workshop, you’ll learn how to hack the system and bring the magic of barrel work into any studio space.
We’ll explore strategies for training spinal extension, lateral flexion, rotation, and articulation while maintaining the structural support and sensory feedback these exercises require. Discover how to recreate the deep, dynamic spinal work usually reserved for the larger pieces of equipment.
This workshop is all about making smart, practical choices and replicating the biomechanical intent of the barrel repertoire within mat, reformer, or small studio environments.
What You’ll Learn / The Objectives:
Accessible: Adaptions that make sense
Replicate: Support & feedback without large apparatus
Integrity: Preserve the intent of the movement quality
Integrate: Space-efficent programming for clients & classes
Equipment Recommended: balance ball, foam roller, TheraBand, hand, and ankle weights
What You Get:
- Supplementary materials and session handout for tracking along with video.
- Full recording to the LIVE session (once complete) and 90 minutes of content with Danica.
- This live session comes with 1.5 NPCP CECs
- Indefinite access inside this course ticket! Come back anytime to review.
This session ALSO comes with 1.5 NPCP CECs, so don’t miss this one-of-a-kind opportunity to train with an expert on this topic.
Recreating The Barrel! Curriculum
About Danica Kalemdaroglu
Danica has been a Pilates practitioner and movement educator for over 20 years. She teaches to educate each body of their individual movement potential. Her studio, Pilates 804, is Richmond VA’s premier training center specializing in restorative Pilates for all bodies.
Danica is an NCPT and an advanced graduate of the Pilates Center, Boulder where she studied intensively under the Seigel sisters and numerous other master teachers. She holds an MFA from the University of Colorado and a BA from Goucher College; both in performance/choreography and somatics. Her injury plagued dance career brought her to Pilates. Where conventional physical therapy failed, Pilates restored her and prolonged her dancing.She has long retired from performing but continues to teach modern and contemporary to aspiring artists. She has held teaching positions at CU Boulder, Virginia Commonwealth University and currently teaches anatomy within the dance department of Old Dominion University.
Danica is the creator of the Somaphyx® Pilates Method offering continuing education and mentorship for movement professionals as well as in studio apprenticeships. Somaphyx is rooted in traditional Pilates, as created by Joseph Pilates, but detailed with contemporary movement science. Giving teachers an unparalleled skill set as Pilates practitioners. Learn more about Pilates 804 and Somaphyx by visiting Pilates804.com and stay connected on Instagram @pilates804.