Vanessa Bossardt attended the Harid Conservatory, an Arts High School in Boca Raton, FL, where she pursues passion for ballet with a Dance and Academic Achievement Scholarship Award. She was awarded the Robert D. Snyder Scholarship for the San Francisco Ballet.

Under the artistic direction of Helgi Tomasson for three years, she performed Swan Lake, Western Symphony and La Bayadere for the Colorado Ballet under the artistic direction of Martin Freeman.

She also performed under the artistic direction of Benjamin Houk for the Fort Worth Dallas Ballet Swan Lake, Shout, and Stanton Welsh’s Fingerprints. For Ballet Arizona, under the artistic direction of lb Anserson, Vanessa performed Concerto Barocco, Sleeping Beauty, and Romeo & Juliet. She was chosen to dance Spanish from the Nutcracker live on Challen 3’s “Good Morning, Arizona.”

She attended the School of American Ballet, Bolshoi Ballet Academy, Royal Winnipeg Ballet, and Redwood Empire Ballet summer programs all on full scholarships. Her experience as a professional ballet dancer segues into her career as a Stott Pilates instructor for Intensive Mat, Intensive Reformer, Cadillac, Chair, Barrel, and Injury and Special Populations.

Vanessa is a free spirit, enjoying life and the relationships that she holds dear to her. She believed she is at her best giving back to others and helping her clients reach for their best.

The Balates Method was created by former San Francisco ballerina Vanessa Bossardt in 2003. An ankle injury created an unusual opportunity for Vanessa to focus on rehabilitation, and it sparked the idea for a training method that blended the grace and beauty of ballet, with the stretch and balance of the Pilates method.

The Balates method used mind and body to create harmonious results. The spirit is lifted, the body is toned and tightened, and the mind is sharp; Balates is a holistic approach to heath and wellness.

Creator Vanessa Bossardt has received Anatomy training as well as Injury and Special Populations instruction, which has lead her to a greater understanding of the body and all that is required to cater towards a client’s needs, if working through any physical limitation or challenging condition. Vanessa is excited to work with ballet dancers, athletes, and all those who wish to condition their bodies and desire to achieve the look, strength, flexibility and the aesthetic appeal of a graceful dancer’s physique, as well as improve the body’s ability to achieve optimal results for any sport or practice.

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