Christie Seaver

Originally from Texas, Christie Seaver is the owner of D4 Pilates and creator of the trademarked method Ballet-lates. As a former ballet dancer, she completed her Pilates training with the late John Gossett in Houston, a second-generation Pilates instructor credited with bringing the method to the forefront in Houston in the 1980s. Christie subsequently has studied with the London-based Michael King and Malcolm Muirhead of MK Pilates, who are also passionate about the classic fundamentals of Joseph Pilates’ work. A journalist who has worked in the US, Africa and Europe, Christie is also ballet critic with The Irish Times newspaper.