Niia Bishop
Pilates Instructor
Niia Bishop began her investigation of movement at age 5 as a dancer. She won a scholarship to the Alvin Ailey School of Dance, where she studied ballet, modern, African and jazz until a knee injury benched her at age 16. She began dancing again while in college, taking classes at Mt. Holyoke and Smith Colleges while earning her bachelors at Amherst College. Though able to participate in sports like rugby and equestrian, her knee injury from high school continued to plague her.
Niia danced professionally in companies in Massachusetts and New York before deciding to attend the University of Michigan to pursue a PhD in Comparative Literature. She began practicing pilates in her home with Windsor Pilates DVDs. She found the results so profound that she began a certification in mat and machine Pilates in 2007 at The Fitness Guru in Brooklyn, New York.
In 2009, with the both of her son Reza, she created a mommy and me Pilates class called Mamilates, which she calls "a cross between Gymboree and Windsor Pilates." She taught this class in NYC, Long Island, and Buffalo.
Niia became a part of the Club Pilates family a year ago by attending her teacher training program on scholarship from her host institution. She spent the past year as an instructor in both South Providence, NC and Lexington, SC, and she has taught several weekend “guest” classes in Huntersville , NC.
She is very excited to join the Club Pilates Fort Mill team. She hopes to bring her decade of Pilates experience to help clients achieve their physical goals.
She LOVES her Pilates Pinterest page and encourages you to follow her there to deepen your understanding of Pilates. https://www.pinterest.com/bishopspilatespage/
Follow her on Instagram— she may post a cool pic of you working out or giving a testimonial!
https://www.instagram.com/niia.bishop/
She also has a Facebook page:
https://m.facebook.com/Niias-Pilates-Page-1854682377909704/