Franklin Method® Faculty

Noam Gagnon is an acclaimed dance artist who, over the course of his career, has helped push Canadian dance into the forefront of international stage. Artistic Director of Vision Impure, a satellite company of The Holy Body Tattoo. Noam has created work that has received both critical and audience acclaim in Canada, US, as well as Europe. Noam has performed independently for many of Canada’s and Europe’s leading choreographer. Noam Gagnon is an Associate Dance Artist of Canada’s National Arts Centre.

In 1987 Noam began studying the Pilates Method. In 2003, Noam received his first teaching certification from the The Pilates Center of Boulder Colorado, North America’s leading Pilates teacher training programme. Noam opened Beyond Pilates Inc 2004 then Beyond Pilates Teacher Training in 2006. In 2016 Noam is a graduate of The Pilates Master Program with Jay Grimes at Vintage Pilates in Los Angeles California. Jay Grimes is a first generation of teacher who studied with Joseph Pilates. Noam started studying the Franklin Method in 2011, in 2015 Noam graduated as a Franklin Method Movement Educator Level 3. Noam is now on the Franklin Method Faculty as a Franklin Movement Educator.

Noam’s thirty five years of experience in the Pilates Method, over ten years as a Franklin Method educator, combined with over 40 years of experience in dance (performing, teaching movement and choreography) prompted him to found Beyond Pilates Inc. in Vancouver, Canada. The mandate of Beyond Pilates is to integrate the teachings of Joseph Pilates, with a holistic understanding of the complex and delicate intricacies that bind mind and body and keeping Joseph Pilates original method and philosophy alive. His Program aims to reflect the goals and intention of Joe and Clara Pilates original 8th avenue studio in New-York City.

Beyond Pilates uses GRATZ, CONTROLOGY, LEGACY and James Crane equipment.