“My role is to understand where you are today, where you would like to go, and help you discover new possibilities and perhaps realise that your body is more capable than you think.”
- Ana Nikitovic, founder of Pilates Incorporated
ABOUT ANA NIKITOVIC
Good teaching begins with remaining a student
More than a decade of teaching has shown Ana that effective movement practice begins with understanding the individual. Continued study in Pilates, movement science, biomechanics, motor learning, and pain science continues to refine how she observes movement, makes teaching decisions, and guides each person towards meaningful, lasting progress.
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Comprehensive Teacher Training (Mat & Equipment), Smartbody Amsterdam, 2014
Postgraduate Pilates Heritage Training in the work of Kathy Grant with Cara Reeser, 2018–2019
Comprehensive Teacher Training, BASI Pilates, 2019
BASI Mentor Programme, 2023
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Graduate of the Movement Science Made Simple (MSMS)
Advanced Movement Studies Program Since 2020.
Ana has studied extensively with Movement Science Made Simple (MSMS), an internationally recognised educational programme. Areas of study have included:
movement variability and adaptability
shoulder, neck, and ribcage mechanics
lower kinetic chain mechanics and pelvic-lumbar rhythm
principles of motor learning and skill acquisition with Gregory Youdan
functional anatomy, PNF, foot mechanics, and neutral pelvis work with Irene Dowd
Additional continuing education outside of MSMS has included workshops on scoliosis, hypermobility, rehabilitation, and contemporary approaches to movement and pain science with various other educators.
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Ana continues her private study and mentorship with Cara Reeser and remains actively engaged within the Movement Science Made Simple community.
She also studies with teachers and movement educators from both classical and contemporary traditions, for example online and in person classes with Maria Earle.
Her ongoing studies include continued work within the Kathy Grant lineage, alongside dialogue with teachers representing different perspectives on movement and teaching.
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Alongside her private practice, Ana contributes to the wider Pilates and movement community through workshops, professional dialogue, and educational collaborations.
Her work has included:Guest workshop leader - Move, Don't Move, Touchy Feely, Seoul
Creation and teaching of specialised Pilates classes focused on anatomy, biomechanics, and movement variability, including Pilates and the Shoulder
Podcast host and interviewer for Pilates Professionals of the Netherlands
Ana Nikitovic in conversation with Cara Reeser: a shared love of Pilates
In collaboration with Pilates Professionals of the Netherlands, Ana Nikitovic, teacher at Pilates Incorporated in Amsterdam West, spoke with her long-time friend and mentor Cara Reeser, a highly respected second-generation Pilates educator, dancer, and lineage carrier of Kathleen Stanford Grant’s pioneering work.
Their conversation explores their relationship, mentorship, and shared love of Pilates.
ABOUT THE STUDIO
A space designed for practice
Pilates Incorporated is a calm, fully equipped studio, with natural light, generous space between the apparatus, and room to move without feeling rushed, crowded or distracted.
Reformers, Cadillac, Wunda Chairs, Springboards, Spine Correctors and Mat are not the practice itself, but a collection of tools for teaching. Having different apparatus available makes it possible to shape each lesson around the person, rather than around a predetermined sequence or a single piece of equipment.
Experience the method before you commit to it.
Begin with an Intro Series for Trio or Privates and start your Pilates practice in Amsterdam West near Westerpark.
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