How to Get Away With Racism & Exclusion in Pilates

A recent article called “Is This the Most Expensive Pilates Class?” published by the New York Times (April 25, 2022) sent the Pilates community into an uproar. Depending on who you speak to, there were different interpretations. For me as a Black Pilates instructor with 15 years’ experience, this whole article was full of racist & exclusive epithets. With Pilates studios like The Fit In Bedstuy, and Pilates Barre & Jams who serve Black/Brown communites of all abilites, gender expressions etc as well Black Girls Pilates®??? an instructor collective (founded by me), I am unsure why this exclusive only studio got this much press but I digress. Let’s explore this a bit more.

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