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For Dancers · Austin, TX & Online

Train Like
Your Body
Is Your
Instrument.

Pilates built for dancers — to protect your body, sharpen your technique, and extend your career.

Vaganova Ballet Graduate
BASI Pilates Certified
PBT Instructor
Pilates for dancers
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Primary goal

The Problem

Dancers Train Hard.
Their Bodies Pay for It.

Dance loads the body unevenly, season after season. Most dancers accept the pain. It doesn't have to be that way.

Pilates — taught by someone who has lived in a dance body — treats the cause, not the symptom.

Hip impingement & turnout strain
Targeted hip stabilisation work that supports turnout without compensation or injury.
Lower back & SI joint pain
Rebuilding the deep core connection that protects the lumbar spine in grand allegro and lifts.
Ankle & foot instability
Precise footwork sequences that build the intrinsic strength needed for pointe and relevé.
Shoulder & neck tension
Port de bras and upper body integration — elegant lines without the chronic tension.
Recovery during heavy seasons
Low-impact, high-intelligence sessions that restore without taking you off stage.
Exercise
Swan dive
Instructor
Mirror

Built for
Every Dancer

From pre-professional to full-season pro — this work meets you where you are.

01

Ballet Dancers

Translates straight to technique — turnout, épaulement, core support, and clean pointe work.

02

Contemporary & Modern

Spinal mobility, deep hip work, and shoulder integration for floorwork and partnering.

03

Competitive Dancers

Pre-competition conditioning, injury-proofing, and alignment that elevates scores.

04

Returning from Injury

A progressive return that respects healing and rebuilds strength before performance.

Why Victoria

She's Moved
In Your Body

Victoria trained at the Vaganova Ballet Academy — one of the most rigorous classical ballet schools in the world. She knows a dancer's body from the inside, and her Pilates is built around that.

Vaganova Ballet Academy Graduate
2019 – 2023 · St Petersburg
BASI Pilates Certified
2025 · Comprehensive Reformer Training
Progressive Ballet Technique Instructor
2024 – 2025 · Conditioning for Dancers
In-Studio & Online Sessions Available
Austin, TX · Worldwide via Zoom
Victoria Puchkova