Joanna Richardson
Certified STOTT PILATES® Instructor
Joanna is an Atlanta native and comes to pilates with a strong and diverse dance background. She has been a Radio City Rockette for eight seasons in the “Radio City Christmas Spectacular” in NY and with touring companies. Her travels have also taken her overseas to perform in “Tap Happy Two” at Tokyo Disney Sea and the Tanzsommer Dance Festival in Austria and Germany. Locally she performed in “Beauty and the Beast Live” at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Joanna has graced the stages with Atlanta Lyric Theater and Tulane Summer Lyric Theater as a performer/assistant choreographer in numerous musicals. She has also performed in the Opening/Closing 1996 Olympic Game Ceremonies and the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade 2010. Joanna has been invited to teach at numerous summer dance intensives as well as working with national dance companies. Her choreography has also been seen in major dance competitions across the Southeast Region, as well as concert choreography in the Metropolitan Atlanta area.
Joanna first became interested in pilates as a way to improve her dancing. Practicing on and off for many years, she noticed she felt stronger and more centered when she was actively training in the pilates. Having experienced several knee and hip injuries throughout her professional career, Joanna has found pilates to be a wonderful form of rehab and preventative form of exercise. The mind-body connection through movement using a safe and effective approach to pilates is what drew Joanna to the STOTT PILATES® method . She enjoys being able to share the wonderful benefits of pilates and her joy of movement with her clients.