Stephanie Herman
Stephanie Herman, a former Prima Ballerina for George Balanchine’s dance companies in Zurich and Geneva, Stephanie spent her life in ballet’s most rarified circles, training from the age of 12, graduating from School of American Ballet when she was 19 and performing with the greatest dancers and choreographers of the twentieth century including Mikhail Baryshnikov, Rudolph Nureyev, George Balanchine Martha Graham, and Alvin Ailey. Stephanie's fitness method was born from efforts to heal herself. After a debilitating back and knee injury which left her unable to sit or walk for a year, and the failure of doctors to heal her, Stephanie drew upon her training and educated herself about body mechanics and kinetics. Using a program she designed, Stephanie surprised her doctors with a quick and complete recovery that left her stronger than before. During that time, Ms. Herman delved deeply into the philosophy and science of physical expression, psychology and rehabilitation, and working directly with Carola Trier the first disciple of Joseph Pilates, and Julio Horvath himself, the creator of the Gyrotonic Expansion System. Certified by the American College of Sports Medicine (ASCM), Pilates. Ms. Herman is fully versed in the physiology of human musculature. This therapeutic element is present in every workout she creates. After founding and directing her DanceAerobics studio in New York for many years, Ms. Herman founded and operates "Stephanie Herman's Fitness and Pilates" the San Francisco Bay Area. Stephanie Herman is also the award winning producer and host of the infamous, "The Stephanie Herman Show" a tv show that reaches 1 million homes in the Bay area. Ms. Herman has also been featured on other talk shows and in national and international publications for her unique and effective dance fitness programs.