Ela Ray

Pilates Instructor

Ela fell in love with Pilates at the age of 15 when recovering from a serious back injury as a young ballet dancer. Pilates was her savior, helping return her to full function as a dancer.

After completing her Advanced Diploma of Performing Arts in dance at WAAPA she then completed her full Pilates studio training with Larissa Kelloway at Spring Pilates in 2009.

Alongside her career as a professional freelance dancer Ela has run her own Pilates Studio in the Blue Mountains for the past 10 years, she was a finalist in the Blue Mountains Business awards in 2018 in the  “Outstanding Young Entrepreneur” section.

Ela has worked closely alongside a physiotherapist for the past 10 years, giving her a deeper understanding of the body and the use of Pilates in injury rehabilitation.

She is a level 2 APMA Member and an accredited Barre Attack instructor.

Ela is passionate about creating ease of movement, mobility and functional movement, she’s a stickler for precise technique and of course loves toning and sculpting the body.