Instructor Bios

 

Leslie Larch, BFA, Certified STOTT PILATES™ Instructor

After a successful career as a professional dancer, Leslie Larch obtained a BFA in Dance at Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle, WA. She taught dance for many years while continuing her education through Western Washington University to acquire a Washington State Teaching Certificate. She then worked as a Dance Specialist in the Vancouver Washington School District.

A serious foot injury spurred a long time interest in pilates training. The shattered sesamoid bone in her foot required that she spend 13 months in a cast and on crutches. Though she was unable to walk during this time, it was then that she discovered a passion for, and an ability to move through, the Pilates exercise system. In March, 2004, after extensive training in the STOTT PILATES™ method, she opened Island Pilates Center located on Whidbey Island in Langley, Washington.

Leslie Larch is a Certified STOTT PILATES™ Mat & Reformer instructor.

Nicole Falso, Instructor

Nicole began dancing at the age of 3 and has extensive experience in all forms of movement and dance. She is an alumnus of Whidbey Island Dance Theater. You may have seen her perform in many of their Nutcracker productions. She is also an accomplished soccer player, and played on the varsity team for South Whidbey. She graduated from South Whidbey High School in 2006

Nicole has completed both Reformer and Mat class training in the STOTT PILATES method and she is currently training in the remaining equipment: Cadillac, Barrels, and Chair. She has also studied anatomy and how to work with injured and other special populations.

Along with her two years' experience as associate pilates instructor at Island Pilates Center, Nicole is working part time at a physical therapy clinic in Everett.