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Danile Granato
Danile is a certified Pilates instructor. She was born in Brazil and has a physiotherapy degree. After completing her degree, she has spent many years researching the different available forms of Pilates. She specialises in the most authentic Pilates method which stems directly from the original techniques of its creator Joseph Pilates. While enrolled at The Studio Pilates Brazil, Danile qualified under Romana Kryzanowska, the world-renowned protégé of Joseph Pilates, who taught his method for nearly six decades.

After moving to the UK, Danile began giving lessons in studios throughout London and Oxford, and due to the incredible success of these classes, she now runs her own Pilates studio in Battersea Reach. The Authentic Pilates is supplied with state-of-the-art equipment made by Gratz in New York, designed based on Joseph Pilates' rigorous specifications, which allows the exercise to be authentic and safe.

Her commitment to the method's purity make her personal supervision a journey of discovery around the wide range movements the body is actually capable of. In Danile's strive for perfection, she attends refresher courses every year, ensuring her clients are always benefited from her continuously expanding knowledge and experience. 

Caio Carvalho
"An instructor passionate about the method and its benefits", these very words can describe some of Caio´s characteristics. Fascinated about the Pilates concept, Caio attempts to connect his clients with the whole idea of the Contrology method, using his skills and willingness on creating an atmosphere where the client feels what a real Pilates workout must be.

Apart from inspiring clients on changing their bodies and health, Caio takes the method seriously as he mirrors himself at the foundation of Pilates: "Us, intructors, have the duty to represent what Joseph Pilates used to refer to as 'Perfect Health', a combination of strength, flexibility and fluidity of movement with the minimum of energy spent. Therefore, only by being disciplined and constant with the training we can inspire our clients on achieving the best of results."

Caio started as a trainee at The Authentic Pilates and had the opportunity of studying and improving his abilities being tutored and closely supervised by Danile Granato. He was able to successfully achieve all the requirements set by the practice of The Authentic Pilates method and graduated under the Platinum Pilates Programme at the studio after having over 1,300 hours of training in both practical and theoretical studies. Caio also currently studies Osteopathy at the renowned British School of Osteopathy in London where he is specialising to better serve his clients and to deepen his knowledge.