Billy Macagnone

Billy is an Authotized Master Trainer in Gyrotonic, as well as a Master Trainer in Gyrokinesis, Archway, Leg Extension Unit, Jumping Stretch Board, and Gyrotoner. He has studied with Juliu Horvath, the inventor extensively. He is the owner/operator of Body Evolution and co-founder of Village Gyrotonic, in Manhattan. Billy has had a lifetime of movement experience, including over 20 years of intensive training in the Martial Arts. He currently holds the rank of Kyoshi, (5th degree blackbelt) and was an instructor at the World Seido Karate Organization under renowned Grand Master Kaicho Nakamura for 13 years. He is also a certified Sivananda Yoga instructor and AFFA certified personal trainer.
Billy was introduced to Gyrotonic through his involvement in the creation and management of Sal Anthony's Movement Salon, and has since been inspired to bring Gyrotonic and the joy of moving freely to more and more people through opening up Village Gyrotonic, and now Body Evolution. Billy is devoting his professional life to Gyrotonic, since he believes it is the most progressive and advanced exercise system available today. It is unique in its possibilities to open up the physical structure in a gentle and pleasurable way, while simultaneously strengthening and invigorating the entire organism.  As it raises self-awareness, it promotes sensuality, playfulness, physical ease, comfort and a reconnection to nature. Billy has taught nationally and internationally and is committed to making Gyrotonic widely spread throughout the world, as it improves the quality of life of everyone who has encountered it.


Billy was one of the presenting Master Trainers at the first International Gyrotonic Expo in Rome 2006.

 

GYROTONIC® TRAINERS

Blanca Cubillos-Román
Blanca is a professional modern dancer from Bogota, Colombia.  Blanca holds a BFA in Dance Performance and Education from the Ohio State University, where she graduated Summa Cum Laude.  She studied intensively ballet technique at the School of Cleveland San Jose Ballet and modern technique at the Cunningham Dance Foundation.  As a dancer she is very familiar with the complexities and wonders of the human body in motion.   While dealing with injuries, the GYROTONIC EXPANSION SYSTEM® has helped her deepen this knowledge, as well as to rediscover the efficiency, adaptability, sensitivity and toughness of the human body.  Blanca is certified in GYROTONIC® level 1, GYROKINESIS® level 1, and specialized equipment GYROTONER®, Jumping Stretch Board, and the  Ladder.  She is also a GYROTONIC® pre-trainer.  She also participated in the Shoulder Girdle Therapeutic application workshop. Blanca studied under  Juliu Horvath, Billy Macagnone, Paul Horvath, Hillary Cartwright, Debra Rose, and Juergen Bamberger.  

Joana Correa
Joana is a liscensed Physical Therapist as well as a certified Gyrotonic, Jumping Stretching Board, and Gyrotoner Instructer. She moved to New York in 2003 with a Scholarship from the Brazilian Ministry of Education to study dance with the Trisha Brown Dance Company. She comes from Brazil as a Graduate of the Ivaldo Bertazzo School specializing in Reeducation of Movement.
 

Juju Stulbach
Juju is a native of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Rhythm, movement, art have always been a central part of her life and were always intertwined with the many aspects of nature that surrounded her; especially the ocean.  She grew up a dancer and an actor and moved to NYC in 1995 where she attended the Trainee Program at Martha Graham School of Contemporary Dance.  In 1999 she completed the Two Year Professional Program at New York Performance Works with a full scholarship and soon after became the movement consultant for the New Century Theater Company. In 2001 Juju became the artistic director of the Sciatica Theater Company which main focus was physical theater. She has been practicing Yoga and meditation for nearly a decade as well as other modalities of dance. Juju is a Certified GYROTONIC© and GYROKINESIS® Trainer and perceives her clients to be vessels of light, creativity and infinite potential. She seeks to empower them to bring out that which is whole and exquisite, positive and beautiful in each one, helping them to find their own voices within their movement.


Lauren Puente
Lauren loves to teach. She encountered GYROTONIC® in 2006 and has since trained under master trainers Miriam Barbosa, Mariarosa Gugliemi, and Leda Franklin. Lauren is deeply committed to the GYROTONIC EXPANSION SYSTEM® and the inherent intelligence and strength of each individual body. She is continually inspired by her clients' unique potential and hopes to guide them towards a more integrated self, moving pain and injury free, with awareness and joy. She believes all people have the capacity to move with authenticity, intelligence and beauty. Lauren is a trained dancer, holding a BFA in modern dance from University of North Carolina Greensboro. She also studied dance at The Boston Conservatory and North Carolina School of the Arts. It is her 20 years of dancing and curiosity of the body that infuses her teaching. Her teaching influences also include her studies in Yoga, Kinesiology, and Alexander Technique. Lauren is certified in Gyrototonic, Gyrokinesis, the Jumping and Stretching Board, and GYROTONER®. She has also completed Gyrotonic levell II training as well as Gyrotonic Application for Breast Cancer Survivors, taught by Leda Franklin.


Michelle Moritz
Michele is originally from Long Beach Island, NJ. As a classically trained dancer she moved to NYC at the age of 18 and attended Marymount Manhattan College, where she earned a B.F.A. in Dance. After finding and falling in love with GYROTONIC during college, Michele became a certified instructor in 2001. While teaching under the direction of Leda Franklin, she acquired certifications in GYROKINESIS, Jumping Stretch Board, Ladder, Leg Extension Unit, GYROTONER, and GYROTONIC applications for breast cancer survivors. She has also completed GYROTONIC Level 2, and is a GYROTONIC authorized pre-trainer. Michele wholeheartedly believes in the intelligence and sophistication that GYROTONIC methodology provides.
 

Neena Tilton
Originally from Hiroshima, Japan, and later raised in Southern California, Neena has always been surrounded by the movement of the ocean.  Before GYROTONIC®, she spent her time working as a singer and a dancer.  However, due to a herniated disc that even doctors recommended having a surgery on, she was determined to find a method to overcome the injury without surgery.  In the process of healing, she found help through physical therapy, acupuncture, chiropractors, Pilates, and countless other methods.  Finally in 2006, she discovered the GYROTONIC® method in Tokyo and was convinced that this was the only method that provided a permanent solution to recovery and prevention of any injury.  To feed her hunger for more movement without limitations, she has come to New York to further her study of the GYROTONIC® and GYROKINESIS® method.  Since then, she has had the privilege to train under Pre-Trainer Jackson Kellogg, Master Trainer Sebastian Plettenberg, and Master Trainer Billy Macagnone.  She has also completed the Neck and Shoulder Girdle Workshop with Paul Horvath.  Through practice of this method daily, she has overcome the pain and has gone unimaginably beyond the limits her body had even before the injury.  It is her passion and mission to introduce and strengthen others their body’s fullest potential through this method that has transformed her body and her life.

Paola Pinto
Paola is a certified GYROTONIC® Pre-Trainer, and certified Trainer for GYROKINESIS® and the specialized equipment: Leg Extension, GYROTONER®, Jumping Stretching Board and Archway.
After graduating from University of Milano with a Masters Degree in Exercise Science, she moved to the US where she became N.A.S.M. Certified Personal Trainer and Physical Mind Pilates Certified Trainer. Paola has traveled between Europe and the US to study with Juliu Horvath and many Master Trainers. She also attended therapeutic workshops taught by Paul Horvath.Her Personal Training background and experience in the Physical Therapy field allow her to design every session according to each individual's needs.  Paola is also a Track & Field and Swimming Coach, and her hobbies include any kind of sport, from skiing to skydiving!