Meet Sharon Porter
The founder and Director of Body Revolution and Groovolution
Finding Pilates
Sharon first discovered Pilates more than 20 years ago and was immediately hooked on this intelligent system of movement. Not only did it improve her own flexibility, mobility, strength and control, it enhanced & complimented her dance teaching practice. Pilates gave Sharon a deeper body awareness and understanding of optimal movement through mind-body connection.
Sharon’s passion for Pilates is obvious and infectious. She continually discovers and learns more of the health and wellness benefits this amazing method can bring to herself and others.
Before Pilates
Sharon’s professional background is in education. She was a high school Performing Arts teacher for 26 years. During that whole period she held the position of Head of Department – Performing Arts. She taught Music and Drama but Dance was Sharon’s main subject area for the majority of her teaching career. She is a true triple threat! Hence her love of musical theatre.
In 2012 Sharon opened her Pilates studio Body Revolution in Newmarket. At the end of that year she made the brave leap to leave high school education and become a full time Pilates practitioner.
Sharon and Pilates
Sharon has completed comprehensive study and training through Polestar Pilates and gained a Diploma Of Professional Pilates in 2012. She is a member of AUSactive and Pilates Association of Australia. She is also a member of Ausdance Qld and a certified Xtend Barre instructor.
Sharon will forever be a teacher and educator and loves to nurture and mentor students of all ages. One of her most rewarding things is to share her knowledge, experience and joy of movement science with aspiring Pilates practitioners.
Sharon is excited to become, in 2023, the Brisbane Course Provider & Educator for Tensegrity Training (RTO60182) – Pilates, Somatics and Movement Therapy Specialists. Body Revolution is the Brisbane host studio for Tensegrity Training, delivering fully accredited and government-approved Pilates instructor training courses. Sharon has previously been a mentor for Polestar Pilates Australia. Body Revolution is also a Work Placement Studio for Pilates ITC for their instructor training.
Sharon has an intellectual curiosity and continues to broaden her knowledge to support her Pilates practice. She has undertaken continuing education courses and workshops in a range of topics including pre and post-natal Pilates, chronic lower back pain, Pilates for scoliosis, hypermobility, elite athletes, children and adolescents, osteoporosis, neurological conditions, dancers and the shoulder complex. She has attended Pilates conferences here in Australia and the U.S.
Sport and Pilates
Sharon has a keen interest in assisting athletes and sports participants with improving their performance and also with injury prevention. She is a sports fanatic and particularly, an avid fan of tennis, AFL, netball, rugby, cricket and golf. She works with many young elite soccer players including one in the UK via zoom who moved to London to pursue a professional football career.
Sharon was the Pilates instructor for the elite swim squad of Nudgee College Swim Club from 2017-2019. She has a passion for working with young people and introducing them to the benefits of Pilates for growing bodies.
Pilates and Beyond
Her love of music and dance means that they will always play a major part in Sharon’s life. This is evident through the formation of Fandango, a community choir she formed in 2018 in collaboration with Ruani Dias-Jayasinha.
In 2019 Sharon began training and work with Gold Moves Australia in the area of dance for older generations for health and wellness. She has developed this into a new area of business called Groovolution – dance for every body. She teaches dance classes for adults including older generations and people with mobility restrictions. Groovolution combines all her true passions of dance, music, Pilates and health science. And it is pure fun and joy!
In all of her professional endeavours, Sharon’s motivation is in building community and connections. Her mantra is Whole Body Health – healthy mind, healthy body, healthy spirit. She sees her purpose is in helping others with their whole body health and getting everyone to MOVE, DANCE and SING!
Our Instructors
Anouk Condie
Pilates Instructor
Anouk started teaching with Body Revolution in 2016 after completing her Polestar certificate 4 in Mat Instrution. In 2018 she gained a diploma in Professional Pilates Instruction with PITC.
Anouk was drawn to Pilates in an effort to strengthen her back and to learn more about anatomy. As an instructor she enjoys Pilates as a method for keeping strong and helping others realise the joy of intelligent movement. She loves the energised and happy feeling that she gets after an hour of Pilates.
Anouk loves bush walking and spending time with her family which includes Muffin her adored puppy.
Ally Miller
Pilates Instructor
Ally is a passionate Pilates and Yoga Instructor; she is driven to help individuals achieve their health & wellness goals and improve their overall well-being. Ally’s love of Pilates began back in 2000 when she discovered the transformative power of this discipline after the birth of her first son. Since then, she have dedicated herself to mastering the art of Pilates and sharing its benefits with others.
Ally is completing a Diploma in Pilates Instruction with Tensegrity Training. She is also a certified Yoga Therapist and works as a Registered Nurse part-time.
Throughout her teaching career, she has had the good fortune of working with clients of all ages and fitness abilities and body sizes. Ally is committed to helping and assisting you with your Pilates program.
Ally is passionate about empowering her clients to take control of their health and fitness through the practice of Pilates. She believes that Pilates is not just a workout, but a way of life that can lead to improved physical and mental well-being. Ally has a special interest in Peri - menopause and Menopause and is undertaking further study in this topic.
Ally says "I am grateful for the opportunity to share my love of Pilates with others and look forward to continuing to inspire and empower my clients on their fitness journey".
Belinda Foote
Pilates instructor
Belinda’s passion for Pilates began 8 years ago whilst competing in Triathlons and long-distance running. A swim coach and remedial massage therapist at the time recommended she try Pilates to help improve her core, glute activation and leg alignment.
She discovered that after a few sessions of Pilates a week, her swimming technique and knee pain greatly improved, together with her overall strength and flexibility. She has now never looked back!
Belinda began her Pilates teacher training in 2021 through Polestar Pilates. She is completing a Diploma Of Professional Pilates.
Belinda completed a Bachelor of Applied Science in Human Movements in 2005 with QUT. Following this, she worked as a Personal Trainer and Exercise Physiologist for a few years where she loved helping and seeing clients achieve their goals.
For the last 12 years Belinda has worked more in the hospital and medical industry in both private and public hospitals, firstly as a Cardiac Scientist before moving into the sleep & respiratory industry. She has held various positions from clinical, education, marketing, research, management and quality control in both the adult and paediatric populations of the industry.
She is also currently completing a Master of Business Administration part-time through the University of Queensland.
Belinda has always loved keeping fit and very active and thought Pilates would be great to complement her current career as a Paediatric Sleep Scientist.
In her spare time, she loves spending time with her a long hair dachshund Franklin, hiking, playing tennis, running and yoga and of course Pilates. Her favourite Pilates exercises are inversions / rollovers!
Petrea Sloman
Pilates instructor
Petrea has always loved being active and discovered Pilates about 18 years ago after a lower back injury. She has been a passionate Pilates devotee since and more recently decided that she wanted to make a career out of it. Petrea has completed her Mat certification with Polestar and is currently studying to achieve her full Diploma.
Petrea used to work in IT Recruitment, and after some time out of the industry during Covid, realised it wasn’t the career that she wanted to continue in. Petrea has always felt that no matter what exercise discipline she was training in (running, cycling, swimming, gym), if she complimented it with Pilates her body moved better and was less prone to injury. Petrea wants to be able to help others to build a strong foundation and understanding of the way their body moves so they can move in the best way possible – now and into the future.
In her spare time, Petrea enjoys hanging out with her husband, 3 children and their Labrador Jimmy, as well as running, cycling, catching up with friends and holidaying at the beach! She is also a volunteer Operations Manager for a biennial charity cycle event from Brisbane to Longreach that raises money for the Royal Flying Doctor Service.
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Justine Orr
Pilates Instructor
Ana Datta
Pilates Instructor
Donna Guscott
Donna has been a client at Body Revolution since the very beginning and is now part of the “behind-the-scenes” team, working on the newsletters and helping with the website and social media posts. She has been doing her regular mat class since starting and has sung the praises of Pilates for helping her to be pain free with her lower back problems.
Donna’s worked in administration and office management for longer than she can believe and enjoys spending time with family and friends, sharing good food (prepared by someone else!) and a glass of wine.