Meet the Team
Nicole Baltes,
STUDIO OWNER/CERTIFIED PILATES &
GYROTONIC INSTRUCTOR
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Nicole Baltes is the founder and owner of Core Pilates Prescott. A former professional dancer with over two decades of experience teaching movement, she is passionate about helping people move with greater strength, freedom, and connection to their body.
Nicole discovered Pilates as a teenager in 1996 while recovering from knee surgery to repair torn cartilage caused by years of dancing. What began as rehab quickly became a lifelong passion, and Pilates became her foundation for recovery and maintenance throughout those years.
After years of performing, teaching dance, and working as a legal secretary, pursuing Pilates as a career became a natural extension of her lifelong passion for movement, teaching, and helping others.
Nicole earned her Comprehensive Classical Pilates Certification in 2009 at Core Pilates NYC and became a certified GYROTONIC® instructor in 2013. She taught in New York City and Chicago before relocating to Prescott and opening Core Pilates Prescott in 2020. In 2023, she developed a Comprehensive Classical Pilates Teacher Training Program, where she educated and mentored aspiring classical Pilates instructors.
Nicole is known for her keen eye, meticulous attention to detail, and ability to appropriately challenge each client. Her enthusiasm for teaching is evident in every session, blending focused and challenging instruction with encouragement, playfulness, and a sense of humor.
Years of injuries, surgeries, and ongoing physical challenges have profoundly shaped Nicole's philosophy about exercise and caring for our bodies. She understands firsthand the challenge of rebuilding your relationship with your body when it no longer moves the way you wish it could. Rather than dwelling on limitations, she believes in asking one simple question: What can I do?
Nicole believes that movement and exercise have the power to transform how people feel and function and ultimately how they experience life. She loves helping people become stronger, discover all that they are capable of, and develop a lifelong relationship with their bodies.
Christine Bradford,
Certified Pilates Instructor
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Christine Bradford blends her background in science with a passion for movement, bringing a thoughtful and analytical approach to her Pilates instruction.
Originally from California, Christine moved to Prescott in 2016, where she has made her mark as both an educator and a Pilates instructor. With an academic background in Biochemistry from Cal State Long Beach, and a Master’s degree in Biochemistry from the University of Wisconsin, Christine has taught science at the middle and high school levels, specializing in subjects like chemistry, forensic science, and anatomy.
Christine’s Pilates journey began in 2019 when she sought relief from chronic neck and back pain. Pilates had a profound impact on her physical well-being, and she quickly noticed how transformative the practice could be. In 2023, Christine seized the opportunity to undergo Pilates teacher training, completing her 450 hour comprehensive classical Pilates teacher training at Core Pilates Prescott under Nicole Baltes.
Christine’s scientific background informs her teaching style, encouraging clients to explore movement in a way that’s rooted in both curiosity and understanding. She loves helping clients connect with their bodies and discover their potential.
When she’s not teaching Pilates or science, Christine enjoys spending time outdoors, cooking, and indulging in her love for reading and learning. She also has a passion for salsa and Argentine tango, finding joy in movement both inside and outside of the studio.
Janie Goode,
Certified Pilates Instructor
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Janie Goode earned her comprehensive classical Pilates certification through Peak Pilates. Before joining Core Pilates Prescott, she taught at Muse Pilates, a classical Pilates studio in Scottsdale, where she led both group classes and private sessions. Before focusing her career on Pilates, Janie spent several years teaching indoor cycling. She brings energy, compassion, and a lifelong love of teaching to every Pilates session.
Janie's journey into Pilates began when her father-in-law, inspired by his own rehabilitation after shoulder surgery, invited her to take a class. That first experience was transformative. Pilates challenged her physically and mentally while still feeling approachable and encouraging. It sparked a deep connection to the method and a new purpose: to help others experience those same benefits through intentional movement.
A former elementary school teacher, Janie's approach to Pilates is rooted in education, curiosity, and growth. She believes movement should be fun, approachable, and enriching—never intimidating. Her teaching style emphasizes building strength, confidence, and body awareness in a welcoming and supportive environment.
Janie continues to expand her knowledge so she can better support each client's unique journey, encouraging everyone to move with purpose, joy, and self-belief.
Dori Allwein,
Certified Pilates Instructor
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Dori Allwein has been teaching movement for over twenty years and is passionate about helping others find confidence through their bodies.
She fell in love with the Pilates method after first discovering the mat work in 1998 as a dance, musical theater, and education major in college. She was introduced to the apparatus in 2004 as a form of rehabilitation while healing from a shoulder injury, and at that point in time knew she wanted to teach.
Dori began her career at Suncoast Pilates in Florida, where she started her comprehensive Pilates teacher training and apprentice-teaching in 2011 through Balanced Body University and received her full certification in 2013, under second-generation master instructor Patricia Massey Welter.
After moving to Prescott in 2015, she ran a home Pilates studio focusing on one-on-one training. She has continued her education through workshops focused on trauma-informed and embodied movement, aging bodies and longevity, pregnancy, and rehabilitation. Additionally, she holds additional certifications as a Transformational Nutrition Coach and Grief Educator.
Alongside her Pilates career, Dori is an accomplished choreographer, staging full-scale musical theater productions and show choirs. She brings that same creativity, energy, and warmth into every Pilates session, helping her clients discover their strength, confidence, and joy in movement.