TEAM

Italy Padilla

Founder, owner and team-manager of FORM.
As the studio's Master Trainer, Italy is in
charge of daily operations, teacher-trainings and recruitment.

Satchel Cowles

Founder, owner and general manager.
Satchel is in charge of administration, MarCom, customer support and events

Lara Coret

FORM Barre Instructor

Lara does so many different things: she's a professional actress, presenter, theater performer, barre and yoga teacher... the list goes on!

Favorite pose: 'bridge'
"I just love how it fires up the entire back body in just a second - it kicks your ass every time!"

Christa Schilperoort

FORM Barre Instructor

Christa is a Portland native, entrepreneur and all-round fitness enthusiast who is used to working out at American standards - so expect no mercy from her during your final seconds in position!

Favorite pose: 'pretzel'
"It's always a challenge and makes for a serious burn!"

Natascha Dejong

FORM Barre Instructor

Natascha is a professional dancer and performer, who you may have seen on several stages and tv-shows! She's an experienced dance teacher and is ready to kick your ass in barre class!

Favorite pose: 'standing pretzel'
"Standing pretzel is one of my favourites because it targets almost the entire body at once and ind increases flexibility in the hips"

Margot Weeda

FORM Barre Instructor

Margot is a professional dancer for Dancing With The Stars, so she loves to perform and to motivate/teach you to move along with her during class!

Favorite pose: 'Chair'
"I love how there's not escaping from this one and how it targets the thighs instantly and intensely, while you work the back as well to keep holding on to the barre for dear life!"

Page DeGraaff

FORM Barre Instructor

Page is a former dancer and Pure Barre teacher, meaning she was already highly trained and experienced before she came on at FORM - she was an immediate fit in the team!

Favorite pose: 'Tabletop'
"My favorite position is tabletop because while the focus is on the glutes, it's still a full body workout and I always feel the burn!"

Feadan McCall

FORM Barre Instructor

Feadan is a professional choreographer and dancer, who can and will use her creative abilities to come up with fun but challenging sequences for you each and every class!

Favorite pose: 'all of them'
"I can not really choose what my favorite exercise is: I enjoy and thank all of them, especially when we finish them!"

Marina Barrera

FORM Barre Instructor

Marina is a former ballet-dancer and long-term FORM client who wanted to use her passion and enthusiasm for barre to become an instructor at FORM - she knows exactly how you feel when your legs burn!

Favorite pose: 'clamshell'
"I love clamshell because of how fast the glutes start to burn!"

Anna-Maria Laius

FORM Barre Instructor

Anna-Maria joined our team through a recommendation of a friend and slotted right in the team. She is an experienced dancer/performer and has been a part of some amazing productions that you can check out on her Instagram profile!

Favorite pose: 'Wide Second Position'
"I always feel like a beautiful ballerina doing it "

Elsa Dobrynina-Becks

FORM Barre Instructor

Elsa is another dance and movement enthusiast who also has experience in teaching and performing - when she joined our teacher training last-minute this enabled her to pick up our FORM Barre method super quickly!

Favorite pose: 'High V'
"You get to go through your full range of motion - and when you do... the burn is real!"

Sabine Romijn

FORM Barre Instructor

Sabine is a professional actress and was already a client, often coming to class to clear her head. Her natural ability and comfortability made her fit right in as an instructor at FORM!

Favorite pose: 'Glute bridge'
"So simple, yet so effective: the soreness is no joke!"

Tim Waterman

FORM Barre Instructor

Tim has danced his whole life and has done various dance studies in Amsterdam and New York.

He simply loves being on stage as well as teaching, and you can tell in his classes!

Favorite pose: 'full fold-over'
"The range of motion within this position just feels freeing but it's a killer at the same time!"

Rosalie Schilder

FORM Barre Instructor

Rosalie has a professional background in (teaching) dance and ballet. She has been a long-time client at FORM, so when she mentioned she was interested to become an instructor it was an instant match!

Favorite pose: 'diamond shape'
"Standing or lying down: the burn is everywhere!"

Carmen Luttik

FORM Barre Instructor

Carmen graduated from the Lucia Marthas Institute of Performing Arts and has a background in teaching musical theater. She also has a deep passion for music and performs as a singer!

Favorite pose: 'Crunches with the ball'
"I love the feeling of engaging the core while trying to maintain balance"

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Bojoura Jonker

FORM Barre Instructor

Bojoura is another Lucia Marthas graduate who started her professional performative career in theater casts on cruise ships: now she's back on land and ready to use her love for movement and performance while wearing the FORM teacher microphone!

Favorite pose: 'anything with glutes'
"It's so painful but so worth it!"

All of our instructors go through a customized FORM teacher-training so
that they are fully equipped to teach the FORM Barre method.

Please inform your instructor of any injuries or physical limitations you might have.
All of our teachers are trained to be able to give you safe alternatives to the positions in class.
All teachers have also done a pregnancy modification course, so don't be afraid to come to class during your pregnancy!

If you are interested in becoming a FORM instructor, feel free to reach out to
italy@form-amsterdam to introduce yourself - however, we always
recommend taking a few classes at our studio first!