When we change the way we look at things, the things we look at change.
Serena Smith
Owner & Instructor
Serena Smith grew up in Buffalo, NY and at age two began taking dance classes. She trained in tap, jazz, and ballet for the next fifteen years, competing her talents nationwide and winning an array of awards and medals with her talents. She has a Master's Degree from SUNY College at Brockport, NY in Dance and Dance Education. As a student she trained in Modern Contemporary and Traditional African dance styles. Her love of African dance also gave her an opportunity to study abroad for nine months in Jamaica where she learned native drumming , dance, and culture.
Serena's adventurous nature lead her to the island of Martha's Vineyard, MA where she was able to showcase her dance skills by co-founding the dance company She-Figured Dance. The company created their own choreography and performed in shows along Cape Cod and in Boston for four years. Also while living on Martha's Vineyard, she worked for the world renowned dance mecca, The Yard. It was on the island that Serena began her Pilates career and received certification from the Vineyard Pilates Center in 2005.
She has a love for the body, mind and spirit aspect of Pilates and is also certified in Reiki through the Padmacahaya International Institute for inner study. Reiki is a way to release negative emotion out of the body on the energetic level. Pilates relieves trauma through physical form, Reiki offers healing through the energetic form, and Serena believes in the balance of these two practices. She feels blessed every day to be able to share the phenomenal power that both Pilates and Reiki have to offer.