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MOVEMENT HEALS A unique Classical Pilates Trainer, Lesley Snelson can help you achieve your fitness goals, heal the body through fundamental movements and change your relationship with your spine for life. We all need to move to survive - using the fundamental system designed by Joesph Pilates as a
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About Lesley
Lesley Snelson, PMA® CPT, MFA,CES
REDcord / Activecore Trainer

  • Senior Pilates Trainer, classic Pilates studio, uptown Dallas, Texas

  • CES (Cancer exercise specialist)

  • Former Director of Education & Senior Trainer, Get Reformed Pilates, Frisco, Texas   

  • executive Director of Muscle Memory Dance Theatre 

  • Former Professor of Dance,Collin College, TWU, UNT&TCCD 

  • former twu dance department pilates COORDINATOR

    A unique Pilates and REDcord Trainer, Lesley has nearly 30 years of experience teaching a wide variety of different movement styles to people of all ages with diverse goals and needs.  Her most recent achievement is becoming a CES (Cancer Exercise Specialist). Lesley Snelson first initiated her comprehensive Pilates certification while attending graduate school for Dance Performance and Choreography at Texas Woman's University.  She completed her certification in 2001: “The Method: Shapes in Space” which is a Comprehensive Mat & Equipment Certification organized by Colleen Glenn, now known as the PEAK Pilates Certification. Lesley served as the Dance Conditioning / Pilates Coordinator for TWU's Dance Department, 2001-2004.  As with any good steward of the Pilates method Lesley is always on quest to deepen her understanding of Pilates work, thus she began the Bridge Certification program with Power Pilates in 2005 and completed Mat and Level I. Following certifications include REDcord© Suspension Training completed 2010- 2011 through Get Reformed Pilates. She supported Get Reformed Pilates as Educational Instructor for Staff from 2011-14.  Lesley is a Pilates Method Alliance Trainer (PMA©), certified in 2013. She continues to study through diverse continuing education programs outside and within the Traditional Pilates community such as “For Better Health” organized by Donna Fisher as well as the academic studies of International Association for Dance Medicine & Science (IADMS) and others.  Lesley has taught both dance and Pilates in Universities and Colleges all over North Texas: Collin College, Tarrant County College, University of North Texas and Texas Woman’s University. As Executive Director of Muscle Memory Dance Theatre, in Dallas, she has taught and performed all across the United States and studied internationally.

DEVIN HILL, CHOREOGRAPHER/PERFORMER, Washington DC
Lesley Snelson is a world class senior Pilates instructor and movement analyst, who trained me for over six years. Lesley’s guidance solidified the mind, body, and spiritual connection, that I needed to become a professional dancer. Her approach is personable, thorough, and tailored to her clients’ specific needs. My time spent with Lesley has given me the necessary tools to sustain longevity with my career and everyday life. I highly recommend Lesley Snelson’s expertise to guide others on their wellness journeys.

BETH DESCHENES, D.P.T.
Professor, UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas

PHIL EISCHENHOLZ, Dallas, Texas
Chief Strategy Officer, Anesthesia