ABOUT Made to Move Studio
Our mission is to empower women of all ages to shift their space through fear-less movement and make space for one another with encouragement, whether together in a physical studio or virtually from home.
Joanna Koleth is the founder of Made to Move Studio, offering Pilates and Movement sessions both online and in-person.
Choose from Group Mat Pilates classes or Private Studio sessions 1:1 in a calm home-studio setting.
As a dance-artist educator (MFA, BA Dance) and certified pilates instructor (BASI Pilates Comprehensive with Dance Specialisation), she's shared her passion of holistic movement globally, from the USA to Hong Kong to Italy, through teaching and performing professionally.
"I'm here to encourage you to overcome those challenges that have attempted to make a home in your mind, cheer you on throughout your movement practice, and remind you that it's not too late to start Day One!" - Joanna
You are strong, you bring value, and you are MADE TO MOVE!
Our Story
MTMS was first started in 2018 as a physical dance community in Sabah, Malaysia. After meeting a few women, some in their mid 20s-40s and even 60s, I began to hear similar stories. Women interested in movement and dance, but never had the opportunity to do it as a child due to priorities and financial costs. Now, in their adulthood, they wanted to start but feared it was too late.
It's never too late to make your first move
That's when I started the first Contemporary Dance class. They were 4 friends in their 30s-40s, some professional working women others in limbo, from various movement backgrounds. Some had never danced before, some didn't have a consistent workout plan, others hadn't danced for over 2 decades. Despite that, these women continued to come week after week because they had each other and left every class with the biggest smiles knowing they could do it.
After a year, this community of 4, grew to over 80 women, plus men and kids, and classes expanded to Pilates Mat, Ballet HIIT, Jazz Dance, Creative Dance and Improvisation. These Movers went from being apprehensive and fearful to realising their innate creativity, and ability to express grace and confident strength beyond physical movement.
That’s when I knew this community meant more than just creative workouts, mindful movement and sweat.
When COVID-19 happened, I was in the middle of a geographical move to Kuala Lumpur. We realised dance classes weren't feasible with everyone's different space. It was a tough realisation. However, even though the movement method shifted to focus on Pilates, the vision remained the same: encouraging women to shift space through fear-less movement and share space with encouragement.
I've been so grateful to see women from Kuala Lumpur to Houston to Milan move together because of this season.
More than ever, we live in a time where our connections with others need uplifting - both in our bodies and for each other. If that's what you're looking for, welcome to your community :)
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