Christine Crooks

Christine was "bitten by the movement bug" from the beginning. Playing sports as a child, training in ballet throughout high school, and having a professional contemporary/modern dance career with Red Bucket Dance Theatre and TwoPoint4 Dance Theatre (2011-2019), she has continuously explored many genres of movement.

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Having a parent in the movement world (her father, Michael Crooks, is a physical therapist of 40+ years) also sparked Christine's interest in the science behind the art of movement. She started her formal movement education path in college achieving a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology from CSU Sacramento (2011), as well as a Minor in Dance.

Going through a slight quarter-life crisis (no big deal! haha) jolted Christine to figure out next steps after college. She remembered taking ONE "dance conditioning class" from Karen Clippinger at a college dance festival in 2009, which turned out to be Pilates! Since she loved it so much, in 2013 Christine started her journey to become a Pilates instructor with BASI (Body Arts and Science International) under the mentorship of Karen Clippinger in her Comprehensive Dance Specialization program. Receiving her degree was hugely valuable, though her time working in Pilates Studios, gyms and clinics (mainly Madison Avenue Physical Therapy) instilled an understanding of movement assessment that she credits to those mentors (Michael Crooks, Karen Clippinger, Joy Puleo, Nora St. John and many others). In the years following, she has had the privilege of teaching in wonderful studios in the Sacramento area, leading up to my own independent practice, and now expanded into Orange County where she is based. 

Taking her teaching journey further, Christine became a Balanced Body Educator (2019), a National Pilates Certified Teacher (2022) and a Konnect Method Educator (2023). Learning from Joy Puleo, Nora St. John, Viktor Uygan and many more great minds from the global movement community has been enriching for her beyond words. Christine has recently joined the Balanced Body Education Department (2023) as the Curriculum Program Coordinator, which is a challenging yet fun new "hat" to wear! She thrives in supporting Balanced Body Pilates On Tour conferences, representing in the fitness conference circuit (i.e. IDEA World, IHRSA, etc.), and now presenting workshops internationally.

In maintaining a continuous goal of expanding movement knowledge, she utilizes her mechanical and kinesiological understanding along with innovations of contemporary, Pilates rooted movement. To put it simply, she strives to continue working with people, learning from a multitude of perspectives, and to help every body find their most balanced, quality of movement, while feel good doing it!