Suzanne McCarty began ballet training at age 4 with Elsie Seguss in Brisbane. After moving to Coffs Harbour she studied under Louise Condon & Toni Allen.
Suzanne left to study ballet full time with Marilyn Jones & Garth Welch in Sydney from 1987 – 1988. Alongside her ballet training Suzanne has practiced yoga since she was 16.
From 1989 – 1996 she was a dancer with The Vienna Volksoper Ballet, dancing many roles as a soloist, then joining the Vienna State Opera Ballet until 2000.
After a mild injury Suzanne discovered Pilates.
She travelled to the USA and began to study “the Pilates method of Body Conditioning” directed by Master Trainer Romana Kryzanowska, a protégé of Josef Pilates.
She also studied in Sydney with Cynthia Lochard.
Suzanne attained her certification as a Pilates instructor from Romana Kryzanowska in New York in 2000.She is certified as a Pilates teacher trainer for PILATES SYSTEM EUROPE® by Master Trainers Michael Fritzke and Ton Voogt.
In Vienna she trained and guided many students through their studies to become Pilates instructors between 2007-2009.
Suzanne began studying the GYROKINESIS® method in 2001 from Juliu Horwath and is also a certified trainer in this method.
Suzanne achieved her basic level certificate in SPIRALDYNAMIK® in 2008.
She continues her passion of movement studies and is a member of The Pilates Alliance Australasia.
Suzanne is the principal trainer of Beyond Movement Studio, teaching classes in Pilates & the GYROKINESIS® method in Coffs Harbour & Sawtell.
