Louise Knoop
Owner & Founder of Prime Movement
- mobilising living, moving & being
www.primemovement.com
1992 Matriculated Wynberg Girls’ High School, Cape Town
1993 Dance Teacher Qualification - International Dance Teachers’ Association, South Africa
Personal Trainer Certification with Exercise Teachers Academy
Personal Trainer at Health & Racquet Club
Teacher & Administrator, Cape Academy of Performing Arts
1994/95 Professional Dancer, Sun City International
1995 Anatomy & Movement Therapy studies - Hogeschole van Utrecht, The Netherlands
1996 - 98 Human Resources Manager, Claydon Heeley International Advertising Agency, London
Freelance Contemporary Dance/Dance Conditioning Teacher
1999 Body Control Pilates Certification, London.
Nov 1999 Pilates Method research - New York City
1999 to date Broad Pilates & Movement perspective - training with the likes of Alvin Ailey American Dance Center, Deborah Lessen, Brent Anderson, Elizabeth Larkham, Michael Fritzke & Ton Voogt, Eric Franklin, Pat Gush, Lisa Bradshaw
2000 Founded Pilates Studio at The Cape Academy of Performing Arts & J Lemon Physiotherapy Practice, Cape Town (sold September 2008)
2001 STOTT International Pilates Certification
2002 Host - Pretoria Technikon Pilates Courses, Cape Town
2003 Pilates for Dancers Certification - Polestar Pilates
Jan 2005 Facilitator - development of Body Control Pilates Teacher Training courses in South Africa.
2005 Purpose built investment project - Pilates, Dance & Theatre School (sold 2009)
2005 – 2013 Director, Body Control Pilates South Africa
2007 - 2012 Annual Presenter, Body Control Pilates Development Week-end, Royal College of Physicians London.
Oct 2008 Developed Teacher Training infrastructure, Harare, Zimbabwe
Feb 2009 Developed Teacher Training infrastructure, Johannesburg
May & Nov 2009 Body Control Pilates London Comprehensive Studio Training
2009 - 2011 Cross-continent Pilates studio research
2009 Co-chair, South African Pilates Education Providers Alliance
Feb 2010 Presenter - Conscious Movement Conference, Cape Town.
May 2010 Anatomy lectures with Jacqui Koep, Physiotherapist
June/July 2010 Body Control Pilates London Comprehensive Studio Training
2010 Body Control Pilates South Africa Studio - Cape Town (sold May 2013)
2011 & 2012 Teacher Training in and around Southern Africa
Dec 2012 - 2016 President, Pilates Method Alliance - Southern Africa Chapter
June/July 2013 Guest Teacher & Presenter - Cobham Pilates, United Kingdom
August 2013 Garuda Method Retreat - James Da Silva, Mykonos, Greece
September 2013 Founder - Prime Movement
November 2013 Dreaming in the Dark, Hiro Boga - "a digital deep dive for creative entrepreneurs”
January 2014 World Tour of Cereal Killers.
Presenter, Low Carb Downunder, Epworth Hospital, Melbourne.
February 2014 Pilates Method Alliance Certification, Los Angeles
Throughout 2014 Prime Movement Education Immersions - Cape Town & Harare, Zimbabwe
January 2015 World Tour - Run on Fat, Documentary Film
March 2015 Primal Health Coach Certification - Primal Blueprint
August 2015 Guest Teacher & Presenter - Cobham Pilates, United Kingdom
September 2015 Aerial Yoga Certification
November 2015 Movement Director - Documentary Film, The Big Fat Fix
February 2016 Presenter - Conscious Movement Conference
April 2016 Inner Life Skills Life & Business Coaching Certification
July 2016 Prime Living Coach Course development
August 2016 World Premier of "The Big Fat Fix" in New York City
September 2016 Prime Movement launch at Yoga Body Space, Cape Town
December 2016 Animal Flow Certification, London
March 2017 Inner Life Skills Professional Life & Business Coaching Certification
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