Robin Warden Blum

Owner Robin Warden Blum began taking Pilates to strengthen her posture and technique as a professional dancer. Robin received her dance training from North Carolina School of the Arts and East Carolina University. She has performed with Atlanta Ballet, Southern Ballet Theatre, Columbia City Ballet, and has appeared as a guest artist throughout Europe and the Eastern United States.

While dancing with Atlanta Ballet, Robin began her apprenticeship with Master Teacher Romana Kryzanowska. Under her leadership and teacher trainers Sari Pace and Juanita Lopez, Robin was certified and began teaching in 1997. She was the first person to be certified in the state of Georgia.

In 2005 Romana asked Robin to assist in the training of instructors and she was awarded the Level 4 status with Romana's Pilates®. She has helped trained many of the instructors teaching Pilates in Atlanta today.

Robin has a true passion for Pilates and is inspired by her clients and the remarkable changes it has made in their lives, and her own.

Florence Fitzgerald

After a serious foot injury, Florence Fitzgerald was encouraged by George Balanchine, Artistic Director of The New York City Ballet, to begin Pilates. She danced professionally for the Company from 1979-1990 under the direction of Mr. Balanchine, Jerome Robbins and Peter Martins. One of her greatest honors was being chosen personally by Mr. Balanchine to be among on the last generation to work directly for him. Other highlights include performing at the White House, touring extensively through Europe, Asia and the United States, performing in a feature film and being a soloist in "Live from Studio 8-H," and ABC Special.

Having been a student of the Pilates Method for 20 years, Flo has a unique insight into the technique. After her move to Atlanta she began training for her instructor certification and had the privilege of being accepted into the Independent Advanced Program with Romana Kryzanowska, who trained with and was a star pupil of Joseph Pilates. Flo became certified in 1998 and is proud to be a member of the accomplished team of instructors at Body Central. She developed her teaching strengths from years of experience as a student practicing the method, coupled with quality instructor education. Her gift as an instructor is the ability to translate verbal instruction into successful physical execution by her students.

Megan Rumpel

Megan Rumpel attended Palm Beach Atlantic University where she received a dance major specializing in modern and contemporary dance. She was also a member of the school's dance company for two years. In 2005 she moved to Atlanta where she was selected to be part of a dance agency through which she has appeared in several commercials and local dance shows around Atlanta. She became interested in Pilates after several reoccurring dance injuries was looking to find a way to strengthen and stretch her body while learning injury prevention and having fun. Within less than a month of taking Pilates she knew this was the career for her. She began her Romana's Pilates training in January of 2006 at Body Central and finished in November of that same year. She has worked with the top Romana's Pilates® trainers since the beginning of her training, including Juanita Lopez, Michael Rooks, and Jerome Weinberg. She continues to further her education each year through workshops and private training.

Meg enjoys challenging her clients while keeping it new and fun each session. "I always make sure to emphasize that you will get as much out of Pilates as you give to it. I love that there is no injury too great or fitness level too small, Pilates is for everyone."

Donna Scott

Donna Scott first began practicing Pilates when the doors opened at Body Central in 1998. It was an immediate love affair. Having "worked out" over the years in just about every other discipline, she knew immediately that Pilates was something different for mind and body. In 2007 she made a career change and began her Pilates apprenticeship. Her required seminars were accomplished in Joseph Pilates' original studio in New York, while her observation and teaching hours were completed in Atlanta under apprenticeship to Body Central co-owner, Robin Blum.

Donna attended public schools in Atlanta and graduated from the University of Arizona with a BA in Journalism. She has worked as a reporter for newspapers and in public relations, and writing remains a creative outlet for her. She is also an artist whose faux and decorative painting is evident in many Atlanta area homes. Donna was the founder and for almost twenty years the executive director for a non-profit organization that worked through the arts to improve the lives of children around the world. Upon the closing of that organization, Donna launched her next-life career as a Pilates instructor. She loves her work, and the life changes it brings for clients of all ages, shapes and mindsets.

Dawn Mullins

In 1997, Dawn met Romana Kryzanowska at the Atlanta Ballet where she was training the first group of certified instructors in the Southeast. The first impression was life changing because Romana exhibited a freedom of movement and grace uncommon in a woman of her age. Dawn realized that the practice could be beneficial for a lifetime and would improve the quality of her life. She became a dedicated student of Pilates for the next 12 years, first at the Pilates Studio of the Atlanta Ballet and then Body Central, under the tutorage of Robin Warden Blum.

Dawn reflects about being taught the Hundred by George Balanchine in the early 1960's while she was a member of the Atlanta Civic Ballet, the predecessor of the Atlanta Ballet. Having enjoyed a successful 30 year career in real estate in Atlanta, she entered the intensive certification program of Romana's Pilates® in January of 2009, completing the program with Sari Mejia Santo (Romana's daughter) in New York in June, 2010. Dawn is enthusiastic about helping others reshape their body, move gracefully, increase flexibility and strength and "stand up tall".

Caroline Cloninger

Caroline received her Romana's Pilates® Certification in 2010. Encountering Pilates in 1990, she has continuously practiced the system growing stronger with each year. Along the way, Caroline discovered and became a believer in the precision of Joseph Pilate's original system. In 2009 Caroline decided to take time off from her design career to become certified as an instructor so that she can share the knowledge she has gained and help others discover the benefits of the Pilates system in it's purest form.

Caroline has studied with, Sari Majia Santo, Juanita Lopez, Daria Pace, Cynthia Shipley, Jerome Weinberg, Robin Blum and Laney Abernathy. Caroline earned her degree in interior design from the University of Tennessee, graduating cum laude. During her design career, Caroline has been responsible for the design of over 10,000,000 square feet of corporate space. Caroline continues to balance her passion for improving the work environment and for strengthening the mind and body through Pilates.

Martha Dunlevie

Martha completed her certification with True Pilates of New York in 2011 but has been a dedicated Pilates student for 11 years. She has been an athlete all her life; starting as a tennis player in her teens, becoming very involved in both tennis and running as a young adult, and most recently has embraced the game of golf. She is very involved in the Atlanta Women’s Golf Association and participates in tournaments across the state.

A bad knee and back problems brought Martha to Pilates on the advice of a friend. She has never looked back; it was a perfect match from the beginning. Her feeling is that Pilates is the most effective way to improve strength, flexibility, and balance which are the cornerstones of athletic endeavors at any age.

Her passion is working with athletes and would-be athletes at any age as well as those with physical maladies to explore how Pilates can enable them to maximize their goals. She also believes strongly in the overall sense of well-being and energy that Pilates engenders.Martha has an undergraduate degree in education and Master’s degree in Communication Studies from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She has worked for both AT&T, Georgia Pacific, and as an independent consultant in the telecommunications arena.

Julie Allen

Julie Allen began taking mat Pilates and yoga 10 years ago as a way to stay fit and healthy. In 2007, after back to back pregnancies, she developed severe back problems and suffered with daily chronic pain. A friend advised her to start taking Pilates on the equipment to help ease her chronic pain. After one month of Pilates sessions on the reformer, her back pain was eliminated. This is when she realized that the Pilates system was different than any form of exercise that she had previously encountered. After experiencing its diverse benefits, she became a certified instructor through Power Pilates in 2008 and has been teaching ever since. As time went on Julie developed the desire to deepen her understanding of the true classical Pilates method and in January 2010, she entered into Romana’s Pilates Certification Program. In June 2011, after a year and a half apprenticeship under the direct tutelage of Robin Blum, Julie received her certification. During that time Julie traveled across the United States to study with many of Pilates top instructors such as Juanita Lopez, Sari Mejia Santos, Cynthia Lochard, Michael Rooks, and Jerome Weinberg. Julie continues her personal development through attendance of workshops and continuing professional education.

Julie's philosophy is that Pilates is for anyone that wants to work smarter rather than harder. Pilates is a non-impact, balanced system that works as well for the super fit, as it does for the injured, or the uninitiated. It can produce results regardless of age or fitness level which means it is a perfect fit for anyone. Julie's personal goal is for every client to feel better walking out the door than when they came in.