Meet the Team
We love to feel good!
At Feel Good Pilates, we believe everybody should feel good.
Whether you're just starting out, returning to movement or looking to build strength, we have a range of curated class styles that will feel good for you.
Our signature style incorporates continuous flowing transitions, with doses of modern choreography and sculpting exercises that keep your body moving for the entire class.
Improve your overall well-being, as we focus on building strength, increasing flexibility, and developing control and endurance.
We welcome mums-to-be to train with us through all stages of pregnancy (including 15+ weeks!). Through a Prenatal Private session, we aim to empower you with an understanding and knowledge of pregnancy safe exercises to help you continue in group classes with our expert trainers.
At Feel Good Pilates, we help to build strong bodies and strong healthy minds, that’s why we call it feel good movement.
Join us for a class and you’ll be hooked on feeling good!
Meet the Team
Ange Fletcher
Co-Founder & Director
It was love at first lunge to scooter combo when Ange started her own Pilates training in 2010. Already working as a personal trainer, Ange found Pilates complimented her existing regime by focusing on form, technique and overall posture - critical elements that are often forgotten at the gym.
Completing her Pilates Certificate at Breathe Education in Melbourne, Ange believes the key to maintaining any exercise routine is variety and to make it challenging. Using a mixture of light and heavy springs, expect to leave Ange's classes feeling sweaty but abundantly energised, as you flow through a results-driven body and mind workout!
Tanya Strong
Co-Founder & Director
It all started at age 3, as a tiny ballet tot that Tanya fell in love with movement. In recent years and through injury, she was drawn to Pilates for rehabilitation and mobility.
Motivated by a borrowing a friend’s at home Reformer during lockdown in 2020, Tanya was inspired to deepen her practice and find balance in her life whilst juggling a corporate career and working from home. Discovering that Pilates brought her joy and well-being, Tanya completed her Pilates Certification with Unite Health (APPI) and Barre Body. She is forever grateful for the opportunity to promote and share Pilates in the community through Feel Good!
Carolyn Liem
Pilates Instructor
Carolyn fell in love with Pilates over 15 years ago when pregnant with her first child. She found it was the perfect movement to keep her body strong.
Originally in the restaurant industry, when it came time for a career change there was no doubt that Carolyn wanted to turn her passion into her profession and has never looked back.
Carolyn’s classes are accessible to all with a strong emphasis on core stability and balance. She likes to allow each individual to work out at their own pace while getting a full body workout. She believes Pilates is for everybody.
Taylah Evans
Pilates Instructor
With a strong background in dance and musical theatre, Taylah has been a lover of Pilates for many years before completing her reformer Pilates instructor course in 2020 and has been loving teaching ever since!
Taylah has accomplished many things in her career such as performing on a Norwegian Cruise Lines cruise ship for six months, performing as the Ringmaster of the Silvers Circus, releasing her own music & music videos to streaming services and YouTube, to producing and directing her own event “A Christmas Cabaret” every December in her home town Hobart.
Taylah loves teaching dynamic Pilates classes that will challenge you and encourage you to use your body and the reformer in exciting, new and creative ways. Taylah enjoys getting to know her clients and having a laugh throughout class to put a smile on everyone’s faces!
Michelle Littledyke
Pilates Instructor
Michelle discovered her love for pilates after a series of back injuries from high impact gym classes left her unable to move without pain. Discovering this new passion after a recommendation from her physio, Michelle loves that it is possible to participate in a challenging workout without exerting unnecessary stress on the body. Michelle completed her pilates certification at Breathe Education, and holds a Certificate IV in Fitness and Personal Training. Her classes will pump up your heart rate, and your glutes, abs and arms burning as you move through her full body workouts!
Michelle’s ability to keep you motivated and energised throughout the class will have you leaving feeling strong and it won’t take long to notice the amazing effects her classes has on your body too!
Ashlee Emmerson
Pilates Instructor
Ashlee’s passion for movement began with ballet and gymnastics from the age of 2. Her ambition and dedication allowed her to travel the world and compete internationally at an elite level. Retiring from gymnastics in 2014, Ashlee developed a passion for pilates which enabled her to recover from the injuries sustained throughout her career.
Ashlee’s anatomical knowledge allows her to provide a challenging and stimulating Pilates workout, maintaining elements of strength, increasing mobility, and overall body awareness. Ashlee enjoys having a laugh and building harmonious trust with her students whilst supporting them to sustain good form and intensity. She creates a welcoming and safe environment for you to expand your pilates practice.
Ellie Forte
Pilates Instructor
With a background in dance that spans ballet, character, jazz, and contemporary styles, Ellie's passion for movement began at young age.
A decade ago, she stumbled upon Pilates and fell in love with its ability to sculpt, strengthen, and restore the body. In 2023, Ellie earned her 300hr Pilates Mat and Reformer Training Certification.
Join Ellie's class for a dynamic flow that promises to challenge your body and elevate your mood. Get ready to sweat, smile, and feel good!
Lara Morgan
Pilates Instructor
Lara’s passion for movement started at the age of 3, when her Mum introduced her to dance (tap, jazz, ballet and acrobatics!) which she mastered right up to University. Lara was introduced to Pilates through ballet, to help enhance her strength and technique - and she has been a passionate pilates advocate ever since. Lara’s pilates practice played an integral part in her life, particularly whilst working full time, and also pre and post-natal with her first child.
Lara loves to challenge all of her students regardless of their level, and enjoys integrating dancing principles into her classes. Be prepared for a fun workout filled with plenty of dynamic moves to leave you feeling both happier and stronger!
Amelia Courtney - Lee
Pilates Instructor
A former dancer, Amelia's passion and curiosity for movement started at a young age. Her love for pilates stems from her interest in mindful movement as she believes people who move better, live better lives. Amelia has been teaching Pilates and barre for over six years, she holds certifications in Pilates, Personal Training, Nutrition and Health Science. Along with her experience in pilates, Amelia previously worked in Vail Colorado, USA specialising in rehabilitation.
Amelia loves to see clients recognise the movement of their bodies in space while discovering how capable they truly are. Clients can expect a thorough yet fun approach to their practice while they improve body awareness, confidence and strength.
Sarah Hood
Pilates Instructor
Sarah discovered pilates when she was looking for a new way to challenge her body after being a runner for many years, and like everyone who starts pilates, fell in love instantly.
Wanting to turn her passion into a career, Sarah completed her studies in June 2023 and is always looking for new ways to challenge her body on a reformer.
Sarah doesn’t like to take herself too seriously in her classes! Being able to give everything a go, have a laugh and have a boogie, prepare to find those shakey places and pulses!
You’ll leave Sarah’s classes feeling good and knowing that you’ve worked hard!
Caitlan O’Brien
Pilates Instructor
Caitlan first discovered movement through ballet lessons at the young age of 6. Her love of movement and good posture continued for many years, and in her twenties she discovered mat and reformer pilates. She loved attending classes, as they closely aligned to her experience as a dancer.
Caitlan took the chance to complete a certificate in mat pilates during lockdown in 2020. Following this, Caitlan was hooked and completed a 300hr training certificate in both Mat and Reformer Pilates in early 2022. Caitlan finds great joy in planning and creating classes that flow seamlessly and transitioned from one movement to another. Caitlan's classes ensure all students feel comfortable to reach their edge with challenges, layers and progressions along the way. Expect to have some fun, get a little sweaty, feel that sweet Pilates burn and embrace those shaky muscles!
Syd Zygier
Pilates Instructor
Syd was first introduced to pilates in 2017 during her rehabilitation for an ankle reconstruction.
After falling in love with the immense benefits of pilates, Syd completed her cert IV in mat and reformer pilates and has been sharing her passion through teaching ever since! Syd has taught across a number of studios in Melbourne and is so excited to be joining the Feel Good Family!
In Syd’s classes, you can expect to feel the burn, test your limits and bop along to 90s tunes!
Siobhan Closey
Pilates Instructor
Millie Ribero
Pilates Instructor
Millie discovered Pilates when she moved back to Melbourne for University, after living in Bangkok for 11 years. Having left competitive swimming behind, she was looking for a new style of low-impact movement to challenge her body and mind.
She went to her first Pilates class with a couple of college girlfriends and when she struggled to walk out of the studio afterwards (we've all been there), she knew she'd be back for more.
Millie fell in love with the variety of movement Pilates offered, and the community she was becoming a part of, which eventually led to completing her Pilates Certification with Unite Health (APPI).
Building elements of strength, balance, and coordination into her classes, Millie's passionate about helping clients push themselves, and build trust in their bodies along the way.
Emma Keesing
Pilates Instructor
Emma was introduced to Pilates via Jazz Ballet in her late teens. 15years later, the blend of purposeful movement, stability and strength kept her coming back for more and led to a 300hr teacher training for both Reformer and Mat repertoire - deepening her understanding of the purpose, anatomical focus and benefit behind each movement.
Having practiced Pilates alongside many other forms of movement - including during periods of injury, Emma is an advocate for the complementary nature of Pilates and its ability to increase body awareness, strength and motor skills that are valuable both in and out of the studio. As a teacher, her particular interest is in creating flowing classes that move our bodies in all directions, offering layers and props to motivate each person to find their personal challenge and confidence to progress.
Feel Good Pilates acknowledges the Boonwurrung/Bunurong and Wurrundjeri Woi Wurrung peoples of the Eastern Kulin Nation as the traditional custodians of the lands where we work live and play. We pay our respects to Elders past and present, and recognize and respect their abiding connection to this land, its waterways and its community. First Nations people have nurtured this land for over 50,000 years and continue to do so today. Feel Good Pilates acknowledges that Sovereignty was never ceded.
Feel Good Pilates is a proudly inclusive organization, an ally of LGBTQI+ community and the movement toward equality for all. We embrace diversity and condemn any kind of discrimination, be it on the basis of race, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity or disability.
We want you to feel good.
Join the Feel Good movement with an Intro Offer of unlimited classes extending over 21 days, for $99!