About Vintage Pilates
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Vintage Pilates is exactly what it sounds like – Pilates uncut and true to its essence.
We take you to the heart of the work of Joe Pilates and from that, you get results. Whether you are looking to improve your posture and day-to-day movement, or fine-tune the way your body functions for demanding sports, Vintage Pilates is your guide. Learn about online private lessons and small group classes here.
If you are a teacher looking to go deeper into Joe Pilates’ method through study and practice, enroll in our graduate level courses and workshops.
Learn about online private lessons and small group classes here.
Jay Grimes
Jay Grimes began his studies with Joe Pilates in the mid-sixties, and after Joe’s death continued with Joe’s wife, Clara, for another 10 years until her death. Jay began teaching in the original 8th Ave studio in New York and has since taught all over the world. Jay danced professionally, ballet and Broadway for 18 years, and never had an injury. This he attributes entirely to Pilates. Jay is valued in the Pilates community for his experience, humility and integrity in maintaining the work of Joe Pilates. Over the years Jay’s clients have ranged from stars of Broadway and Hollywood, music and opera, to politicians, businessmen and housewives, and Olympic athletes.
Vintage Pilates is the home of Jay Grimes. Built on Jay’s guidance and ignited by his desire to maintain the integrity of Joe Pilates’ intentions, Vintage Pilates has grown from a single studio to a home without walls. Jay gives credit to Joe when a student feels new strength in their body, or understands the system more deeply. But we all know that without Jay’s touch, his words, and his insistence, we never would’ve gained that knowledge.
Sandy Shimoda
Sandy Shimoda is a world-renowned teacher and the owner of Vintage Pilates ~ a business that returns to Joe Pilates’ original method of exercise through the guidance of its director, Jay Grimes. Vintage Pilates was founded in 2010 and Sandy has enjoyed taking the business from a brick-and-mortar studio to an online Pilates resource offering private lessons, classes and continuing education programs. She continues to teach in-person and host continuing education events at her Pop-Up studios in Mar Vista and in Honolulu.
Sandy has been teaching movement for over 30 years, was certified by Romana Krzyowska, and has been a private client of Jay Grimes for nearly 20 years. Her favorite parts of her job are seeing her regular clients move and feel better, helping teachers to understand Joe’s work more completely, and guiding studio owners toward success in their businesses. Sandy has appeared in videos for Classical Pilates and Gaiam. She has been featured in Pilates Style, Pilatesglossy.com, VoyageLA, and teaches online through Pilatesology.com and The Pilates Link.
Vintage Pilates HQ (Online only):
9942 Culver Blvd. #953, Culver City, CA, 90232
Honolulu Pop-up:
3106 Monsarrat Ave, Honolulu, HI 96815
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