Gigi Axelrode

Gigi Axelrode is a Bay Area born, Hawai’i based, graduate student, dancer, and Pilates instructor. She has been practicing Pilates as a supplement to her dance training for over 10 years and loves how Pilates has been there to support her at multiple different stages throughout her life. In 2017 Gigi graduated from Loyola Marymount University, where she earned a double degree in Dance and Communication studies. It was her time at LMU where her love for Pilates grew so much it inspired Gigi to become an instructor, and she earned her 470 hour apparatus certification in the classical Pilates method from Jill Cassady’s Pilates Technique Inc. in Santa Monica. As an instructor, Gigi is passionate about welcoming all bodies into the studio and using Pilates to make others feel empowered and uplifted in their own body.