meet our instructors
Suzanna Luketic
Co-founder / Instructor
Liza David
Co-founder / Instructor
Dance has always been a passion of mine; from a young age I competed in a number of international dance competitions, worked as a Show Girl overseas, a cheerleader, and dance teacher in both Sydney and Brisbane. After moving to Queensland 15 years ago I went on to study an Associate Diploma in Marketing followed by a Post Graduate Certificate at QUT in Business Marketing whilst pursuing a career as a Marketing Manager. I am now a busy mum of 4 beautiful children with a passion and drive for health and fitness, I have always juggled my role as a mother, with work and exercise, which was more for my mental wellbeing sometimes!
After experiencing a neck injury and told spinal surgery was my only option I had to look for alternatives to staying strong and fit without the high impact exercise classes I had become accustomed to. I found Barre, which reignited my love of dance, and Pilates to be the answer to a low impact but highly effective exercise that has helped me not only physically but also mentally.
After experiencing the amazing results myself, feeling the strongest I have ever been and avoiding surgery I left my Marketing career and became a qualified Booty Barre and Pilates instructor and love sharing these amazing workouts with others.
I believe fitness is a life long commitment to being your best self so lets enjoy the process and live the best life we can!
Qualifications
Mat Pilates – Studio Pilates
Ball Bands and Circle – Studio Pilates
Barre – Booty Barre
Reformers – Studio Pilates & Rebalance Yoga and Pilates
Pilates for Pregnancy – Studio Pilates
Cadillac – Tensegrity Training
Kylie Edwards
Instructor
I love being active (but not all the time, I also love my sleep!), and trying my best at everything I do, whatever that may be. I have always been involved in sports, from running, to weights in the gym, to hockey, and I have always loved challenging my body both physically and mentally while having fun doing it.
After working in the travel industry in an office at a desk for several years, I started my family and have two boys. I then started working a in physically demanding job, and my body started to ache and stiffen. The exercise I always loved doing had started to hurt. My aches progressed to some wear and tear on my body. I tried reformer Pilates for the first time and found that I could get an amazingly effective workout and muscle burn leading to better movement, form, and strength without overly stressing my body and joints. I love the mind-body connection, isolation of specific muscles, controlled stretching and the overall body awareness that I have found in Pilates. After three years as a client with Body Reformers, I started studying with Studio Pilates International and became qualified as a Matwork, and Reformer Instructor.
I am excited about the fact that everyone can do some form of Pilates and benefit greatly from it.
My goal as a Pilates instructor is to help people move with confidence and strength and for them to recognize the movement of their bodies in space, discover how capable they truly are, and be part of the experience that challenges both their bodies and minds.
Clare Tett
Instructor
I grew up on a property in central Queensland and being active has always been a big part of my life – running, athletics, horse-riding, touch football and tennis were my favourite pursuits. In 2001, I moved to Brisbane to study a dual degree – Bachelor of Arts (English, History and French) and Bachelor of Education. It was at the UQ gym that I tried my first Pilates class at 17 years old and was hooked. I loved the control and flow of the movements and the mind-body connection involved in executing each exercise. I was encouraged then by my teacher to do my instructor training but at the time, I was saving to go overseas so I didn’t pursue it, however, Pilates remained a consistent part of my life. I have been a teacher for over 12 years in a large secondary school north of Brisbane and enjoy connecting with students and motivating them to achieve their best. I carved out time for myself through Pilates and running and loved how they complemented one other. After another stint overseas (Germany and Canada) from 2009 – 2011 with my now-husband, I returned to Brisbane and continued working as a teacher. My husband and I moved to Sandgate 7 years ago and love it. We have 2 wonderful children and will welcome a third baby into our family in September. I practised Pilates consistently throughout both my pregnancies and post-partum and that consistency provided huge benefits to recovering my core stability, returning to high impact exercise and moving through the bustle of day-to-day life with more ease.
It was after the birth of my second child, that I reconnected with a goal that had been in the back of my mind since 2001 and decided to take the next step in my Pilates journey. In 2020 and 2021, I completed my qualifications in Matwork, Small Equipment and Reformer. I attended a class at Body Reformers for the first time shortly after completing my Matwork training. Immediately, the passion and expertise of the instructors and the values of the studio made it clear to me that this would be a dream place to be part of.
Pilates is a lifelong practise that is accessible to all ages and health conditions. I love that my 4yr old and 2yr old have fun using my props to do ‘Pilates’ and always want me to show them new exercises and also that I can help my almost-80 year old father-in-law with exercises to prepare for a double knee reconstruction later this year. My goal as an instructor is to connect people’s minds with their body’s movement so that they feel in control of their motion and can apply this to their daily lives to bring more ease and joy. For me, Pilates is about breathing and moving your body to get the most out of your life.
