About us and our instructors
Gitte Peirano
Founder and owner
Gitte is the owner and founder of Pilates Cph and has been teaching Pilates since 2004. She is a fully certified instructor in Classical Pilates and has also completed the “The Kathy Grant Heritage Training” and is PMA-certified. Gitte also has a background in relaxation therapy.
Camilla Bækholm
Founder and owner/ Instructor - Level 1
Camilla is the owner and founder of Pilates Cph. Camilla has a background in physiotherapy, where she has been teaching physical training for over 20 years – the last 11 years with Pilates. She is a fully certified instructor in classic Pilates, has the “The Kathy Grant Heritage Training” and is PMA-certified.
Loa
Instructor/ Level 1
Loa is a fully certified instructor in Classical Pilates and has participated in workshops from among others Shari Berkowitz and Bob Liekens. Loa is also a trained instructor in Gyrotonic and Garuda. Loa has previously danced at The Royal Swedish Ballet School and Peter Schaufuss ballet. Loa has taught in London for many years and always teaches in English.
Johanne Hjerrild Damkier
Instructor/ Level 2
Johanne is a certified Matwork instructor from Pilates Cph and is currently in the process of becoming a fully certified Pilates instructor. Johanne is also educated in modern dance and has studied the science of dancing at the University of Copenhagen. Johanne dances and teaches Argentinian Tango, giving her pilates classes extra flow and great body awareness.
Karla
Instructor/ Level 2
Karla is from Chile and fully certified Pilates and Yoga instructor.
She has taught Pilates in India, Australia and Sweden.
Karla teaches in English.
Ester
Instructor/ Level 3
Anne Mette Frandsen
Instructor/Level 2
Miranda
Instructor/ Level 2
Miranda is an educated Matwork instructor and is currently taking our education to a fully certified Pilates instructor.
Miranda is a certified yoga teacher with further education in pregnant and after-birth yoga.
Miranda has a superstructure in yoga therapy with anatomy and physiology lessons from Dr Ganesh Mohan and Dr Gunter Nissen.
Neel Rønholt
Instructor/ Level 3
Neel is a certified Matwork instructor from Pilates Cph and also an actress. Through her work as an actress, she has worked with posture and stretching. Pilates has therefore become a natural extension of her work and has been an indispensable part of her life for many years. Neel is currently in the process of becoming a fully certified Pilates instructor.
Zarah Kirketerp
Instructor/ Level 3
Zarah is an educated Matwork instructor. Zara is currently doing our Comprehensive education that makes her a fully certified Pilates instructor. With a background as a consultant, Zarah understands how indispensable Pilates is for a healthy body when working hours in front of a computer every day. After three births, Zarah also has a special focus on postnatal training. Zarah teaches in both Danish and English.
Sünne Oldenburg
Instructor/ Level 3
Sünne is an educated Matwork instructor. She is currently doing our Comprehensive education that makes her a fully certified Pilates instructor.
Marie Sandø Jondal
Instructor/ Level 3
Marie is an educated Matwork instructor and is currently taking our education to a fully certified Pilates instructor. Marie is also an educated actor and during this education, Pilates was a regular part of the teaching. Here, Marie saw where ideal pilates was, and as a basic training, she constantly reminded us of working out of our centre, building a strong core and body understanding.