Body Oasis

Gerise Stripling Reaves received her B.A. in Psychology with a minor in Dance from the University of California, Irvine where she trained with noted choreographer Donald McKayle. She has danced both nationally and internationally with Silayan Dance Company (Los Angeles, CA), Notario Dance Company (New York, NY), and Dallas Black Dance Theatre (Dallas, TX).

In receiving her training under Master Instructors, Rael Isacowitz and Marie-Jose Blom Lawrence, Gerise earned her certification as a Pilates Instructor through the Physical Mind Institute in 1996. She received additional advanced Pilates certifications from Orange Coast College and Carolyne Anthony, The Center for Women's Fitness.