Dana hails from the small town of Sellersville, in Bucks County, PA. She holds a B.F.A. in Dance Performance from SUNY, Purchase College, NY. She has had the pleasure of performing with such dance companies as American Repertory Ballet and Terra Firma Dance Theatre, both of New Jersey. She currently continues to perform with Miro Dance Theatre (a collaborative dance and multimedia company in Philadelphia, PA) where she has been a member since March 2007. Recently, Dana performed at The Kimmel Center in Philadelphia and the Academy of Music with The Opera Company of Philadelphia in their production of L’Enfant et les Sortilege. Dana began her Pilates practice in high school as a cross-training and strengthening tool for dance. After being injured in college she utilized it in her rehabilitative physical therapy work to regain strength and muscle mass. Dana caught the Pilates “bug” and knew she wanted to become certified to better understand her body, as well as pass the wonderful practice on to others through teaching. After moving to New York she studied and became certified in contemporary Pilates under Lawson Harris at The Fitness Guru Teaching Lab, in Brooklyn. Dana has taught many forms of dance over the past 6 years including ballet, modern, jazz and stretch to students ages 5 through adult. She currently teaches Pilates at Mind Your Body Pilates and Gyrotonic, in addition to teaching fitness classes and Pilates at The Greenpoint YMCA. She is thrilled to become a member of the staff at The Yoga Room and hopes to impart lots of enthusiasm, energy and movement knowledge to her clients!