What is Pialtes Flashcards
When was Pilates Return to Life Throuh Contrology written?
1945
Joseph Hubertus Pilates was born in ________ around ____.
Germany, 1880
Where was Joe when WWI broke out?
England touring with a boxer
Where was Joe held in an internment camp?
Near Lancaster for the duration of the war.
Joe was given a job of an orderly at a hospital in ______.
the Isle of Man
Joe was in charge of how many patience on the Isle of Man internment camp?
30
What was the first piece of equipment Joe made?
The Cadillac
The “brown shirts” asked Joe to do what?
Train their police force
When did Joe and Clara arrive in NYC?
1926
What street was the NYC Ballet and Joe’s Pilates studio located on?
8th Ave
Pilates was originally called…
Contrology
Clara’s profession was….
a nurse
Dancers that Joe initially worked with included (3)…
Ted Shawn, Ruth St. Denis, George Balanchine
Joe’s studio was destroyed by fire in _____.
1967
Joe died in _____ from complications of smoke inhalation.
1967