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Kari found her love for movement at the age of three when she began taking dance classes. She started teaching dance in high school and continued to teach into her twenties. Kari majored in dance in college, receiving a bachelor’s degree in Dance Performance and Choreography from the University of Alabama. After graduating college, Kari joined a professional dance company in Chicago. Throughout her years as a dancer, Kari struggled with many injuries. After multiple surgeries and years of physical therapy, she was forced to retire and get a desk job, but she always felt something was missing from her life. Kari was first introduced to Pilates by one of her childhood ballet teachers. In the search to find a form of exercise that did not hurt her joints, she found Pilates again as an adult. “After my many surgeries, Pilates was the first form of exercise that I could do that didn’t hurt. The technique and apparatus allow me to strengthen my body, without irritating my chronic injuries.” - Kari Kari immediately fell in love with Pilates, and felt it filled the void that she’d been missing in her life. She decided to get certified to be a Pilates teacher and started training with Power Pilates in January of 2011. Kari went on to obtain the following certifications: • Power Pilates Beginner and Intermediate Mat • Power Pilates Systems 1 (Beginner), 2 (Intermediate), and 3 (Advanced) – Apparatus Sessions • Certified as a Stretch Therapist through Kit Laughlin • Trained to teach Kettlebell/Interval Training classes Kari taught multiple modalities at Studio Lotus Forsyth from 2010 through 2015. Throughout her years at Studio Lotus, she had the opportunity to learn from some of the best Pilates teachers in the region. She hopes to take what she learned from them and continue to grow herself as a teacher and student.

Kari Dees

Instructor at ToLife! Yoga and Pilates