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Paul began his professional dance training at just 8 years old, and he hasn't’ stopped moving since...
Born in Africa but raised outside London, Paul completed his classical ballet training with the prestigious Central Ballet School (previously Ballet Rambert) at just 18 years old. He then spent nearly a decade under contract as a principle male dancer for numerous European ballet troups, working with the national companies of Spain, Israel, Italy, Germany and Sweden. During the peak of his performance career, Paul shared a stage with some of the world’s greatest names in Ballet; Italy’s Carla Fracchi, the Bolshoi’s Nina Anashvilli, and once with the master himself, Rudolf Nureyev.
Paul later returned to london and successfully completed the Professional Dancers Teaching course at the Royal Academy of Dance, certificated by then president Margot Fonteyn. His love of the Italian language and culture led him to accept teaching positions at some of Italy’s most celebrated ballet academies, including San Carlo di Napoli, the Reggio Emila Opera House and the esteemed Arena di Verona. It was while working with children in a professional studio setting that Paul’s interest in teaching continued to flourish.
Paul’s dance background provided a natural springboard into the emerging world of Pilates. By the late 1990’s Paul had traveled around the world learning the method and spent five years as the Head of Teacher Training for the UK’s largest Pilates institution the Body Control Pilates Association. He qualified hundreds of instructors across Europe and co-founded the Brighton Pilates Studio with well-known Pilates author Helge Fisher
Ocean Wave Pilates opened its doors on England’s south cost in the summer of 002. Paul’s private client base has grown to include a wide variety of Pilates devotees, from bricklayers to professional dancers, gymnasts, athletes and a few high-profile Hollywood celebrities. Ocean Wave Pilates offers private tuition and machine-based studio classes in a friendly relaxed environment.
Outside the studio, Paul creates and conducts workshops for students and teachers of dance and Pilates. He continues to offer private development weekends around the world, as well as presenting master classes for both the BCPA and RAD. Paul teaches classes at Rox Ballet School, Brighton.
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