Alyssa grew up in
Santa Rosa, CA. At the age of three she put on her first pair of ballet
slippers and it seems they never came off. She has crossed-trained in
ballet and Pilates for the past 12 years, and truly believes that Pilates has helped her maintain the overall strength and stability that is needed to be successful in dance.
Alyssa received the Dean’s Scholarship for
Distinction in the Arts at California State University, Long Beach. She
attended CSULB for three and a half years on a full scholarship and
graduated with a BFA in Dance. She moved to San Diego in 2002
and joined the California Ballet Company. She danced professionally for
the past three years and has since retired. Alyssa studied Pilates at the Marshall Eklund PILATES Studio for two years and received her full STOTT PILATES Level 2 Certification. Alyssa earned the prestigious title of STOTT PILATES Instructor Trainer in 2006.
Alyssa began working at Marshall Eklund PILATES Studio in
May of 2004. Of her experience working in the studio she states, “the
staff is incredible and the studio has a welcoming atmosphere that is
one of a kind.” Alyssa believes in Pilates and the effects it
has on every body type. She loves watching bodies change and helping
people feel better about themselves. Alyssa is married to Brent Jones,
an engineer at Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Her favorite food
is her Mom’s homemade spaghetti and her favorite drink is a sour apple
martini. A little known fact about Alyssa is that she once worked in
her father’s hardware store and knows her way around the tool shed.
Today, Alyssa enjoys fixing up her home with all of the tools her
father taught her how to use.
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