Our Teachers

Surreyya Hada-Strong

Surreyya Hada was born in Chicago, raised in Texas and relocated to the Bay Area in the 1990s. Her first encounter with Pilates was via progressively minded physical therapy practice in Marin, CA after surgery for a major soccer-related knee injury. As a dancer, athlete, and all-around fitness junkie, Pilates totally rocked her fitness world.

Surreyya completed her certifications through IM=X Pilates of New York, NY, Balanced Body University in Lafayette, CA, Turning Point in Walnut Creek, CA, and Club Pilates, holds 3 comprehensive training certifications and is NPCP/PMA Certified. Her specialties are sports and dance-related injuries as well as joint recovery/range of motion and hip/knee replacement. Surreyya received her AA and Dance Major Certification through the Izzy (Isadora Duncan) award-winning City College of San Francisco, and her BA in Dance/Kinesiology at Saint Mary's College of Moraga as a LEAP program awardee, where she is completing her MFA in Dance. She also holds certificates in TRX, Zumba, Barre Above, Spin and African and Contemporary Dance and a Guinness Book World Record in Roller Skating. A lifelong dancer and performer, Surreyya teaches and dances throughout the Bay Area and has performed and taught in Iceland, Japan, and throughout the USA, and has recently been honored as a SPECTRA artist by the Santa Cruz Arts Council. She has written several comprehensive pilates training programs and authored several manuals for US and international pilates programs. Surreyya has trained and certified many of the Bay Area's leading pilates instructors, and currently develops and mentors master trainers for the brands she is affiliated.

Jeanette Rorick

Jeanette began her movement training as a dancer at an early age and has taught dance and creative movement for over twenty years. She moved to New York City from Ohio to study musical theatre performance at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy and has performed in Off-Broadway and Regional theatre. When Jeanette stopped dancing full time, she turned to Pilates, received her certification through the Kane School of Core Integration and has taught at some of the top Pilates studios in New York City such as Pilates ReformingNY, Studio 26, and Erika Bloom Pilates. Shortly after completing her certification, Jeanette created Self Centered Pilates, LLC which specialized in in-home Pilates sessions in the NYC metro area. Prior to creating Self Centered Pilates, Jeanette worked as a licensed real estate agent for Sotheby’s International Realty, partnering with the top agent in the Manhattan office.

Ten years ago, Jeanette purchased Core Pilates Sausalito and moved cross country to start a new life. She successfully expanded the studio and created a strong caring community and family. Jeanette’s extensive knowledge of anatomy and biomechanics allows her to build a workout around the needs and goals of the individual training athletes, dancers, and rehabilitation clients. She wrote her own teacher training program and has trained future Pilates teachers.

Jeanette is a National Pilates Certified Teacher, a Master Pilates Trainer, and holds certifications in TRX and Barre Above. She continues to teach online to clients around the world. In her free time, Jeanette enjoys running, hiking, mountain biking, and being outdoors. Mostly, she loves spending time being a mom to her two small children.