Andrea Bains

Instructor

Artistic Body Development

Andrea studied ballet under the direction of Larry Boyette and George Tomal and danced professionally with both the Wisconsin Ballet and the Milwaukee Ballet companies. She was first introduced to the Pilates work in the 1970s through Ron Fletcher's Contrology of Beverly Hills, CA. Upon returning to her home state of Colorado, she continued her ballet practice with performances at Ballet Arts Theatre, Colorado Council of the Arts, and Mackey Auditorium. Andrea partnered with Mike Dailey in many of these performances, leading to their partnership in ABD, and with Andrea later opening Artistic Body Development South in Centennial CO in 1999. Her instruction and the success of the company gained international notoriety leading to guest appointments at ballet schools in Paris, Stuttgart, Atlanta, Nevada, Milwaukee, and San Diego. Andrea has also trained athletes in other sports disciplines including those from the United States Figure Skating Assoc. and from soccar clubs in Rio de Janeiro Brazil.