Billy is a Master Trainer in Gyrotonic, Gyrokinesis, Ladder Unit and Leg Extension Unit, as well as Certified Trainer in Gyrotoner and Jumping Stretch Board. 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.

A modern dancer for twenty-four years, Megan Brians has performed with several companies in New York City since graduating from Sarah Lawrence College in 1995. Megan has a deep interest in the naturally mobile body, studying the Alexander Technique, T'ai Chi, and Continuum Movement as well as modern dance and ballet. She was certified in Pilates at the Kelly Kane Core Integration School and Gyrotonic with Master Trainer Young-Ah Kim.

Donnell Oakley is pilates certified through Polestar Pilates LLC and has been teaching private and group instruction around New York since 2003. Her interest in movement began as a young dancer and has continued through her dedicated study of anatomy, bio mechanics, and various body conditioning methods. She places an emphasis on fluidity and seeing the body as a whole in which its constituent parts work to contribute to that whole. The goal is to transform the restricted body into an unbound and efficient one. Donnell has worked with clients challenged by scoliosis, herniated discs, patellofemoral syndrome, spinal stenosis, osteoporosis, and tendinitis. She has been teaching at Body Evolution since 2004. Donnell eagerly continues to broaden her understanding of the body in motion through the Kane School of Core Integration, The Pilates Garage, and her co-founded dance company, Everything Smaller.

A native New Yorker raised in Puerto Rico, Jen has been studying dance since the age of 4. Starting with classical ballet later attending the Alvin Ailey School of American Dance.  She is a Level 1 Instructor in  Gyrotonic, Gyrokinesis and Gyrotoner and recently has achieved Pre-Trainer Status.  Here movement background includes modern, jazz, and recently Latin ballroom.  Her teaching style focuses on quality of movement as well as form, maximizing the individuals possibilities in their own bodies to achieve greater mobility, strength and increased body awareness.

Bethany is a New York State Licensed Acupuncturist, Nationally Board Certified through the National Academy of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM), and graduated with her Master's of Science in Oriental Medicine from Southwest Acupuncture College in Boulder, Colorado. Bethany's gentle needle style utilizes both Japanese and Chinese techniques for the most patient friendly results.

Joana is liscensed Physical therapist as well as a Certified Gyrotonic, Gyrokinesis, and Gyrotoner Instructer. She moved to new york in 2003 with a Scholarship from the Brazilian Ministry of Education to study dance with Trisha Brown dance company. She comes from Brazil as a Graduate from Ivaldo Bertazzo School specializing in Reeducation of Movement.

Heather Harrington is a Pilates instructor, a modern dancer, choreographer and teacher, and a figure skating coach. Harrington began as a competitive ice skater and then found modern dance in college. After graduating from Boston University with a degree in psychology, she then came to New York to dance with the Martha Graham Dance Ensemble and the Lewitzky Dance Company. She now has her own dance company and teaches figure skating at Chelsea Piers and for Figure Skating in Harlem. She received her Pilates certification at the Kelly Kane Core Integration School.

Maria is a certified Instructor in Gyrotonic, Gyrokinesis, Jumping/Stretching Board, Gyrotoner and a certified Gyrotonic Pre-Trainer. She started teaching Gyrotonic in 1999 and has been on staff with Movement & Beyond since 2003. Maria is a native of Sweden, where she received her degree in Dance, Dance Education and Fine Arts, in Stockholm, Sweden in 1986. As a professional dancer and teacher, in Sweden and throughout Europe, she has performed and taught extensively. In New York City, besides her work in Gyrotonic, she teaches Ballet. She has also been a Reiki Practitioner (Certified Level 2) since 1994. Interested in the body in motion for over twenty years, she works towards Body/Mind Awareness, with an understanding of the process, to achieve a fluid, kinetic body, which moves through space with functionality, strength, breath, and ease.

Dominique Bousquet is a movement specialist and Certified Gyrotonic and Gyrokinesis Instructor. A French-trained modern dancer, Dominique was principal in the Paris based Red Notes Company with Andrew Degroat for over ten years and worked extensively with Robert Wilson as a performer and movement coach in Europe before moving to New York. Dominique currently works as a performer and movement consultant with The Wooster Group in New York. She holds a French National Trainer Certification in Modern Dance. Dominique is also a Pilates and Karate practitioner at the Seido Karate dojo.

Shaneca Adams is a Certified Gyrotonic Instructor who discovered the joy of Gyrotonic after taking at Boston Bodyworks. After doing Level 1 certification with Sebastian Plattenberg he began working at Boston Body Works for Kathy Van Patton. Shaneca studied under Julio Horvath in South Beach in January of 2006, and soon moved to New York City where he continued to work for Kathy at the brand new Gyrotonic Manhattan. He completed the ladder certification in August of 2006 with Sebastian and then became a Full-time Blue Man for the New York Production of Blue Man Group. Shaneca is an enthusiastic teacher who brings his experience as a drummer and a dancer into his sessions. He is proud to be apart of the Body Evolution team.

Blanca Cubillos-Román, a professional dancer from Bogotá, Colombia has a BFA from Ohio State University where she graduated with honors, Summa Cum Laude. She was a scholarship student at both the School of Cleveland Ballet and the Cunningham Studio. Blanca has performed the works of renowned artists such as Isadora Duncan, Charles Weidman, Anna Sokolow, Erica Dankmeyer, Young Soon Kim and Andrea Hanggi among others. Blanca has been teaching dance to adults and children for over 13 years. Blanca is certified in Gyrotonic level 1, Gyrokinesis level 1, and the specialized equipment Gyrotoner and Ladder.

Ted Henigson is an internationally trained Gyrotonic instructor with specialized equipment certifications and advanced study in athlete, dancer, senior, and injured populations (chronic neck, shoulder, low back, and hip). He teaches a very authentic Gyrotonic, integrating the teachings of six different master trainers with his original instruction and certification by the creator of the system, Juliu Horvath. In his sessions, Ted draws on the wisdom of Chinese medical massage (taught by the most notable Western author on the technique), Zero Balancing (trained by its creator), and Pilates (he is a first-round certified member of the Pilates Method Alliance). Ted is a current student of Acupuncture, Qi Gong, and Bagua (an internal martial art), with post-graduate studies in Fine Art, and a magna cum laude degree in Finance from the Wharton School.

Stacy Miller

She has been trained and certified as Gyrotonic instructor by Billy Macagnone at BodyEvolution. She has over fifteen years experience in teaching and performing Dance, Yoga in Europe and recently in the United States. She is a Tai Chi and Qi Gong practitionner, highly skilled in Body Mind Centering and Feldenkreis. "My varied and in-depth experience in various disciplines gives me the ability to take students to the next level in their physical and spiritual development. My investigations and involment as a Gyrotonic instructor implement to achieve body alignement, rehabilitation for a variety of maladies, guiding toward balance of a physical and spiritual practice that is accessible for all."

Born and raised in Houston, Texas, Phoebe has been studying dancing since she was three years old. She continues to train and explore styles such as modern, jazz, ballet, musical theater, and tap. Phoebe has performed professionally in Austria, China, Mexico, Costa Rica, and Chicago. She also studies and attends body conditioning classes, Pilates, and yoga. For a year Phoebe trained intensively with Lines Ballet Ensemble in San Francisco with world renowned artist and choreographer Alonzo King. While in San Francisco she discovered the works of GYROTONIC at SAN FRANCISCO GYROTONIC®. Phoebe became inspired and has since been certified to teach as a GYROTONIC instructor by master trainer Billy Macagnone. The gift she would like to impart to her clients lies in creating ease of breath in harmony with beauty of movement to attain wholeness of spirit and celebration of life.

Tenchi earned his Gyrotonic certification after first training as a client for several years with two Master Trainers. Initially interested in Gyrotonic as a way to recover from injuries, he decided to become an instructor after experiencing first-hand that in addition to effectively preventing injuries, Gyrotonic can dramatically improve overall health. Tenchi has a background in multiple martial arts disciplines, with a black belt in World Seido Karate under world-renowned Grandmaster Kaicho T. Nakamura. Tenchi is also experienced in multiple energy-healing modalities, with an Usui Reiki certification under Dr. Rev. Frances "Little Wolf" Rodriguez. In his spare time, Tenchi enjoys playing basketball and just smiling.