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Instructors at Pink House Studio
Rebecca Schuster Yoga
I was introduced to yoga by my mother and sister at a neighborhood studio in my native city of New York. Since then I have practiced at different studios in various cities.
I am a graduate of Kanyakumari's Yoga Teacher Training program under Sarah Filzen. This program taught me not only the physical intricacies of asana but also energetic anatomy as well as a basic foundation in Pranayama (Yogic breath work) and yoga's sister science Ayurveda. This program has broadened my knowledge of yoga and also how much more there is to learn.
I love yoga in that my practice is ever evolving and deepening. Yoga brings stability and openness to one's mind and body. A greater understanding and acceptance of one's self and place in the universe. My classes aim at giving a sense of empowerment and grace to people. I also aim to help people become more aware of their breath and internal movements. The practice of yoga is a life long lesson that anyone can learn. I aim to continue learning and to be inspired by those who attend my classes.
Tzipporah Gillom Shimmy Jam
Tzipporah began dancing as soon as she could walk, so said her mother. She learned to dance
the way all children in the 80s did- by watching Michael Jackson and other videos on MTV. As a youth, she entered
and won many dance contests and talent shows. In 2005 after her mother's passing, she began taking Egyptian
Bellydance classes at Habeeba's Dance Studio in Columbus, Ohio. After her move to Milwaukee in 2008, she continued
studying Egyptian bellydance and began performing with various semi-professional dance troupes around the WI/IL area.
In 2010, she and a fellow dancer formed their own bellydance troupe, Amiret el Sahara (Desert Princess). Amiret el
Sahara performs at many special events around Milwaukee. Tzipporah also created Shimmy Jam!- a fun, informal bellydance
class for women of all ages & fitness levels. 
Laura Newman Zumba
I grew up on the East Side of Milwaukee, on Brady and Humboldt to be exact. The house I grew up in was a piece of Milwaukee’s History. What was formerly a slaughter house for cows was pulled by horses in the late 1800’s to become a home to generations of families. My family which consisted of two brothers and one sister grew up where all communication was done through hands and never with our voices. My first language was American Sign Language, and with the help of speech classes came my second language, English.
My interest in dance started when I had my first African Dance class at Roosevelt Middle School of the Arts. Although I was the second best Violinist in the entire school in 6th grade, I felt as if I was on top of the world when I danced. I followed my passion for dance joining a Dance studio that I grew a relationship with for over six years. Over the years I have had a wide spectrum of different dancing styles. As a UWM student I have had classes from Ballroom, Salsa, Ballet, Jazz, African, Hip Hop, Modern, and last but not least Zumba. All of which has shaped me into the unique dancer that I am today.
The passion that I hold in my heart is more than an idea of teaching classes for my community. It’s the idea of making a space that brings all different walks of life into an environment where they feel the same way as I do, on top of the world. Dance means letting yourself be free, allowing yourself to feel accomplished after giving your true self to it.
Tom Thoreson Contact Improvisation
Tom Thoreson is a dancer, teacher, trainer and artist who has a passion for dancing which he likes to share with other people. His movement practice has included Contact Improvisation since 1986 and includes the forms of modern dance, martial arts, somatic body work, and athletic training.
Eileen Nyholt KIS Yoga
I started my relationship with Yoga at the age of 16. I was bright eyed and seeking the answers to BIG questions. I practiced sporadically, on my own for many years. After graduating from college I started a yoga class and met a teacher who greatly inspired me. Her name is Linda Pon Owen, previously Linda Ryan. She taught through her actions, lifestyle and quietude. I studied with Linda for 10 years and when she moved away she asked me to take some of her classes.
I have been teaching yoga for eleven years. I have taught beginning and advanced classes through UWM and ongoing classes through the Yoga Center, Yoga Space and at HotCakes Gallery. The yoga that I practice is simple gentle Hatha style yoga. The class that I offer is a culmination of what I have studied and found to be helpful in my own practice. I believe that Yoga is not a competition; it is a journey that can make life long changes that will enhance One’s life. You do not have to be flexible, strong, fit or young to do yoga. Yoga is for any shape or size, what is needed is an open mind. Hatha translated means to yoke, a yoke is a long pole that has a pail at each end and if weighted evenly allows the person carrying the load to comfortably carry more weight. Yoga is a discipline that brings the mind and body into balance. Interconnection I practice as a nurse midwife am a certified massage therapist, a mother, friend, lover and student of life. I have found that the common threads that run trough my life have been service and breath. I was once told that as long as I serve “the People” that I would be taken care of, and have found this to be true. Breathing is obviously essential to life but is totally taken for granted. Breath becomes the focus of childbirth, parenting, relaxation, stress, and life. The breath work that I have incorporated in my life has saved my life as well as enhancing it. I hope to be able to share that with my students as well as some laughs and flexibility.
Claire Moore,
Pilates
BFA, CMT,PTA and Certified Pilates Instructor: My movement training started as a ballet dancer
as a child and young adult. My first massage course was at the age of 16
from which I was inspired enough to move to New Mexico after high
school for Massage school. I fuse my over 25 years of massage, 7 years
in injury rehabilitation and movement education with my art and dance
to create "Kinesthetic Coaching" I love helping people
be in their bodies, easily and playfully so the energy of life can flow.
Michelle Hatfield, movemefree dance
Stagnation breeds disease, movement frees. I don’t teach dance steps, I facilitate movement. Movement of the body
, mind, and soul. In 2000, I created “movemefree” to begin this work. In these classes I create an environment that ultimately leads to the discovery of one’s own creative expression and ecstatic dance. There are no pre-requisites but a body to move in. I have worked with 1 year old children to 94 year old women. I have worked in schools, workplaces, with theater groups, with individuals, and offered workshops to the public. My classes aim to break down barriers, lose inhibitions, relieve stress, build self-confidence, provide cardiovascular activity, inspire enjoyable and empowering movement, and encourage communication within the community and with Self. I utilize a wide range of dance styles, activities, journaling exercises, and global music to create ecstatic dancelebrations through the journey of self outward to community…
I have had the fortune to study with: Chuck Davis and the African American Dance Ensemble, (1998); Haremandir Khalsa, (1999); Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater, (1999); Ola Petune Orisa Tolu Thunder Mother, (1997-2002); Starhawk, (1997-2000); Jalaja Bonheim, (2002), Gabrielle Roth and her son Jonathan Horan.
Teilhard de Chardin Said “We are not human beings having a spiritual experience. We are spiritual beings having a human experience.” With this belief, I claim ownership of and gratitude for my physical body, and as long as I’m living in it, commit to using it as a conduit for divine alignment, (in other words- to feel good!). Dance is my spiritual practice, my prayer…
Move your body, free your mind, dance your spirit…
Sarah Moore
I am proud and excited to be opening this studio space with my
sister. My own personal movement experience has been centered around
dance, in which I received a BFA in from U.W. Milwaukee in 1994. After
graduation I danced with Wild Space Dance Co. and received praise and
was awarded grants for my own choreography. In 1997 I moved to
San Francisco to try being a littler fish in a bigger pond. There I was
exposed to so many wonderful ways of working, playing and dancing,
including percussion theater, action theater and putting your rock band
in the middle of your dance performance. I was blown away by "Core"
(Keith Hennesy. Jules Beckman, Stanya Kahn, Stephanie Maher and Jess
Curtis) I spoiled myself with yoga classes, which could be found
throughout the day all over the city. The classes I now try to create
are the ones I wish I could take. Classes that mix all that I love and
think we should all experience every day or at least every week!
Stephanie Sandy YogaKids
A certified YogaKids teacher and trainer. Stephanie has practiced YogaKids with children from 3 through 17 at the Urban Ecology Center, Golda Meir Elementary School, Tippecanoe School for the Arts and Humanities and Humboldt Park School among other public and private schools throughout the greater Milwaukee area. She has a million tricks up her sleve to inspire children and keep their focus.