REAL PILATES® CERTIFIED HOST STUDIO · DALLAS, TX · SINCE 2015
TEACH CLASSICAL PILATES.
Pilates Methodology has been the official Dallas host studio for Alycea Ungaro's Real Pilates® Teacher Training since 2015. Our lineage traces directly from Joseph Pilates through his first protégé Romana Kryzanowska to Alycea Ungaro — passed on without exception. Graduate as a 3rd Generation Classical teacher.
FEATURED FROM PILATESOLOGY
WHY BECOME A PILATES TEACHER?
ORIGIN
JOSEPH PILATES
Founder · The Method
1ST GENERATION
ROMANA KRYZANOWSKA
Protégé · Classical Guardian
2ND GENERATION
ALYCEA UNGARO
Real Pilates® · New York
HOST STUDIO · DALLAS, TX · SINCE 2015
PILATES METHODOLOGY
Real Pilates® Certified · Texas
WHY CLASSICAL MATTERS
THE ORIGINAL SYSTEM. EXACTLY AS DESIGNED.
Pilates Methodology is a lineage studio. Every teacher here can trace their training directly back to Joseph Pilates — through a documented chain of instruction that has been preserved without exception.
That lineage matters because Classical Pilates is not a brand name or a marketing term. It is a specific standard. Our equipment follows the original blueprints Joseph Pilates designed. Our teachers are trained on all of it — Reformers, Cadillac, Chairs, Barrels, and more — because Pilates is a system. Not a single piece of equipment. Not a class format. A complete, interconnected system that only works when taught in its entirety.
Alycea Ungaro trained directly under Romana Kryzanowska — the primary keeper of Joseph Pilates' method after his death. That direct transmission places Alycea in the Second Generation of Classical teachers. Every instructor certified through the Real Pilates® Teacher Training program becomes part of the Third Generation — connected by a documented line back to the man who created the method. Pilates Methodology has been the official Dallas host studio for that program since 2015.
ORIGIN
JOSEPH PILATES (1883–1967)
Created the complete system of Contrology — every exercise, every apparatus, the full philosophy — at his New York City studio.
1st Generation
ROMANA KRYZANOWSKA
Joe's chosen protégé and the custodian of his method after his death. She preserved the authentic repertoire with uncompromising integrity for decades.
2nd Generation
ALYCEA UNGARO
Licensed Physical Therapist, published author, and pioneer. Trained directly by Romana, she founded Real Pilates® in New York City and created the RPTT program.
3rd Generation · You
UPON GRADUATION
​A certified 3rd Generation Classical Pilates teacher. Part of an international network. The real thing.
ABOUT THE PROGRAM
PILATES METHODOLOGY IS THE OFFICIAL DALLAS LOCATION — SINCE 2015.
This is not a weekend course. Not a reformer-only certification. Not a hybrid of something that looks like Pilates.
We teach systems, not modules. From your very first seminar weekend, you learn the complete Beginner and Basic syllabus — Mat, Reformer, Cadillac, Small Barrel, High Chair, Wall, and Weights. By the end of that first weekend, you are already teaching. Real Pilates® starts you in front of students immediately because the program believes you learn to teach by teaching — not by watching.
The Real Pilates® Teacher Training is two programs in one — live seminars held here in Dallas and a rigorous online academic program running simultaneously. You'll have structured coursework in anatomy and teaching skills, how to address special populations and common injuries, and how to establish yourself as a professional Pilates instructor.
Every hour of this program is intentional. Every exercise, every variation, and every piece of apparatus Joseph Pilates developed is taught in meticulous detail. You leave not just knowing how to teach — but understanding why the system works the way it does.
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3rd Generation Classical Pilates Teacher
Upon graduation you become part of a documented lineage tracing directly back to Joseph Pilates — a credential recognized by Classical studios worldwide.
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International Real Pilates® Alumni Network
You join a global community of graduates holding the same standard, the same lineage, and the same commitment to the authentic method.
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Pilates Method Alliance Approved
The RPTT meets the PMA's standards for professional Pilates certification — and graduates are eligible to sit for the independent NPCP exam.
“Romana used to say every studio should have a sign that reads ‘Pilates is a workout that guides our delivery of the method, even while we customize each session.’”
— ROMANA KRYZANOWSKA
As cited by Alycea Ungaro · The Pilates Journal
PILATES METHODOLOGY
WHY REAL PILATES® TEACHER TRAINING?
THE CURRICULUM
WHAT THE PROGRAM LOOKS LIKE.
4 Intensive Seminar Weekends
Learning is experiential. From your very first seminar you are on the floor teaching — covering the complete Beginner and Basic syllabus across Mat, Reformer, Cadillac, and more. You start teaching the Monday after Seminar 1. Not eventually. Immediately.
Live Teaching & Observation Hours
This is the heart of your education. Private sessions, semi-private sessions, and group classes — all completed here at Pilates Methodology with full access to our classical apparatus. Observation hours are structured with a dedicated journal so every hour has a purpose you can reference for the rest of your career.
Online Academic Program
Running simultaneously with your live seminars, the online program guides every hour of your education. Anatomy, program design, teaching methodology, history of the method — structured week by week with assignments that directly connect to what you are teaching in the studio.
Self Practice & Assessment
Your self practice calendar is fully mapped out for every workout, every week across all 30 weeks — no guesswork. Weekly private and semi-private sessions are also required throughout the program because the better student you are, the better teacher you will be. Regular written and practical assessments ensure your development stays on track and identify where to focus next.
FOUR WEEKENDS · FRI–SUN · UPTOWN DALLAS, TX
FALL 2026 COHORT SCHEDULE
SEMINAR 01
Beginner
Sep 11–13
2026
SEMINAR 02
Intermediate
Oct 23–25
2026
SEMINAR 03
Intermediate 2
Dec 4–6
2026
SEMINAR 04
Advanced
Jan 15–17
2027
FEATURED FROM PILATESOLOGY
BEFORE YOU BEGIN
Everything you need to know before you take the first step.
WHO SHOULD APPLY
WHICH PATH IS YOURS?
COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM
600 Hours
For those new to teaching Pilates — whether you're a career changer, a fitness professional adding Classical to your credentials, or a dedicated Pilates client ready to teach. No prior teaching experience required. A structured pre-enrollment period prepares your body before seminars begin.
BRIDGE PROGRAM
450 Hours
For certified Classical Pilates teachers who want their Real Pilates® credential and 3rd Generation lineage specifically. Your existing foundation is recognized. The program deepens your understanding of the system and places you firmly within the Real Pilates® international network.
THE JOURNEY
From application to graduation.
STEP 1
APPLICATION & ASSESSMENT
Complete the online application at realpilates.com. Real Pilates® reviews your application and invites you for an in-studio assessment at Pilates Methodology — not an audition, but a conversation. Applicants should have at least six months of practice across all major apparatus.
STEP 2
PRE-ENROLLMENT PRACTICE PERIOD
Before your first seminar weekend, we encourage you to build a consistent practice across all apparatus. The more comfortable you are in the work coming in, the more you will absorb and progress during the program. This is your time to prepare your body and deepen your relationship with the method.
STEP 3
4 INTENSIVE SEMINAR WEEKENDS
Four intensive seminar weekends take place here in Dallas. Alycea's lead trainers guide the group through the complete Classical repertoire — Beginner through Advanced. You start teaching the Monday after Seminar 1.
STEP 4
APPRENTICESHIP HOURS AT PILATES METHODOLOGY
Week by week you accumulate your practice teaching, observation, self-practice, and assistant teaching hours here at the studio. Weekly commitment is 18–22 hours. Our teachers are here to guide your development every step of the way.
STEP 5
TEST OUT & CERTIFICATION
After completing all program hours and passing your written and practical examinations, you graduate as a qualified Real Pilates® Instructor — a 3rd Generation Classical Pilates teacher. Your place in the lineage of Joseph Pilates is official.
FROM ANOMA
WHY THIS PROGRAM. WHY THIS STUDIO.
I came to Pilates the way most people do — as a client.
My posture was poor and I had no flexibility. Nothing I had tried in fitness gave me the results I was looking for. Then I found Classical Pilates at a Real Pilates® studio — and everything changed. The precision, the cues, the way the instructors held the standard of the work. It felt different from anything I had experienced. It felt supportive in a way I hadn't expected.
I was inspired by the Real Pilates® instructors I trained under. Watching them work made me want to do this for the rest of my life. And if I was going to do this — I wanted to do it right.
I loved the work so much that I wanted to be inside it every day — not just as a client, but as a teacher. So I became an apprentice. Then a teacher. Then a studio owner — all at the same studio where I first fell in love with the method.
That path is why we host this program. Because I know what it means to start from the beginning, to put in the hours, and to build something from the work. If you are ready to commit, we know exactly what that journey looks like — because we have walked it.
Common Questions
What you need to know.
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